3191 Med Surg Exam 3 Class Notes
Chpt 39, 40, 41 + 42
(10 no longer on exam)
Chapter 10: Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation
OBJECTIVES:
1.
... [Show More] Describe the goals of rehabilitation.
2. Discuss the interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation.
3. Specify the components of a comprehensive assessment of functional capacity.
4. Use the nursing process as a framework for care of patients with self-care deficits, impaired physical
mobility, impaired skin integrity, and altered patterns of elimination.
5. Describe the significance of continuity of care and community reentry from the health care facility to
the home or extended care facility for patients who need rehabilitative assistance and services.
GLOSSARY:
activities of daily living (ADLs): personal care activities, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating,
toileting, and transferring
adaptive device: a type of assistive technology that is used to change the environment or help the person
modify the environment
assistive device: a type of assistive technology that helps people with disabilities perform a given task
assistive technology: any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to improve the
functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities; this term encompasses both assistive devices
and adaptive devices
debilitated: impaired strength, weakened, injured, disabled
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sinus tract: course or path of tissue destruction occurring in any direction from the surface or edge of a
wound; results in dead space with potential for abscess formation; also called tunneling
slough: soft, moist avascular (devitalized) tissue; may be white, yellow, tan, gray, or green; may be loose
or firmly adherent
undermining: area of destroyed tissue that extends under intact skin along the periphery of a wound;
commonly seen in shear injuries; can be distinguished from sinus tract in that there is a significant
portion of the wound edge involved, whereas sinus tract involves only a small portion of the wound
edge
NOTES:
Chapter 39: Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the basic structure and function of the musculoskeletal system.
2. Discuss the significance of the health history to the assessment of musculoskeletal health. [Show Less]