This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: A client who is immobilized in bed due to skeletal traction tells the nurse that they miss their ... (Read 63 times)

chandani

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 541
A client who is immobilized in bed due to skeletal traction tells the nurse that they miss their ex-ercise regimen that they had started prior to the accident that resulted in their hospitalization.
 
  The nurse knows that which of the following is a good form of exercise that this client can still perform while immobilized?
  1. Isotonic exercise
  2. Isometric contraction
  3. Resistive isometric exercise
  4. Aerobic exercise

Question 2

The first rule of safety when managing client transfers is:
 
  1. Flex your knees and plant your feet far apart
  2. Keep your back aligned with your neck, pelvis, and feet
  3. Use lift teams or mechanical lifts when the transfer requires it
  4. Always use the large muscles of the arms and legs, not the small muscles of the back



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

daiying98

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 354
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Isometric exercise involves tightening of muscles without moving body parts.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Use lift teams and patient-handling equipment, such as mechanical lifts, to prevent injury to yourself and the client whenever the client is incapable of helping. While the remaining options are correct, they are not directed towards the primary concernclient and staff safety.




chandani

  • Member
  • Posts: 541
Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


Kedrick2014

  • Member
  • Posts: 359
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.

Did you know?

Less than one of every three adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control. Only 48.1% with the condition are being treated for it.

Did you know?

The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.

Did you know?

If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.

Did you know?

Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library