Ch 21: Restorative Services

Which of the following about restorative care should be observed and reported to the nurse?

• Whether family is visiting

• How much television the resident watches

• Whether the resident uses the call light more than twice a day

• Signs of depression

Goals of rehabilitation include

• Curing a resident’s disease or illness

• Focusing only on the resident’s physical needs

• Making all care decisions for the resident

• Helping a resident adapt to a disability

Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assistant’s role in restorative care?

• If a resident takes too long in doing a task by himself, the NA should do it for him.

• The NA should combine short steps into a long list to keep the resident motivated.

• The NA should recognize that setbacks occur and reassure the resident.

• The NA should let the resident know when he is not making progress as quickly as the NA wants.

Regular activity and exercise help improve _______.

• Interaction between the resident and his roommate

• The resident’s spiritual fulfillment

• The resident’s family’s opinion of the facility

• The quality and health of the skin

Why should an NA stay especially close to a resident who is using a new ambulatory aid?

• Because the resident is likely to be off balance

• To catch the resident if he falls

• To adjust the aid as necessary

• To replace the aid with a different one if the NA thinks it would improve ambulation

____ is the permanent and painful shortening of a muscle.

• Range of motion

• Contracture

• Pressure injury

• Footboard

Passive range of motion exercises are done

• When a resident cannot move on her own

• By the resident herself, without help

• By the resident with some help and support from the NA

• By a doctor or physical therapist only

How should an NA perform range of motion exercises?

• Begin at the abdomen and work upward

• Begin at the feet and work upward

• Begin at the shoulders and work downward.

• Begin at the thighs and work downward.

Abduction is

• Bending a body part backward

• Straightening a body part

• Turning a joint

• Moving a body part away from the midline of the body

Bending a body part is called

• Extension

• Rotation

• Flexion

• Supination