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NUR 215 EXAM 3 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING)
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Benefits or regular exercise - ANSWER - Lower risk:
Heart disease Stroke Type 2 diabetes HTN Hyperlipidemia Depression
immobility - ANSWER - Inability to move freely and independently at will, Risk of complications increases with the degrees of immobility and the length of time, Periods of immobility or prolonged bed rest can cause major physiological and psychosocial effects
Factors that affect mobility - ANSWER - Development stage:
-Older adults were the least active but most likely to participate in fitness activities
Nutrition: 1 / 4
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pg. 2 -obesity -Joint and back injuries and osteoarthritis
Chronic disease:
-Inadequate protein stores to maintain or repair body tissue -Muscle wasting and fatigue
Lifestyle:
-Personal values -Poor posture
Environmental factors:
-Weather, pollution -Neighborhood conditions -Fiances
Disease abnormalities:
-Impaired CNS -Injury to the MS system -stress/fatigue
Effects of Immobility-integumentary - ANSWER - Compresses capillaries, decreased circulation, ischemia, pressure injury 2 / 4
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Interventions:
-Use positioning devices to maintain body alignment -Turn q2h -If client can move independently, turn or shift q15 -minutes, limit sitting in a chair to 1 hr -Compression stockings -Maintain dry skin -Keep sheets wrinkle free and dry -Increase fluids
Effects of immobility-musculoskeletal - ANSWER - One of the first systems affected by immobility 10% loss of muscle strength per week Joints become stiff
Interventions -Encourage active and passive ROM -Offer protein-rich diet to maintain muscle mass -Assist client to standing position, assist with ambulation as tolerated -Massage
Effects of Immobility-Cardiovascular - ANSWER - Increased cardiac workload and venous status, gravity causes blood to pool=edema 3 / 4
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pg. 4 Increased risk for DVT Decreased ability to regulate BP (orthostatic), dizziness and lightheadedness
Interventions:
-Prevent orthostatic hypotension -Fluids -Getting up slowly, dangle feet off the side of the bed -SCD -antiembolic /TED stockings
Effects of Immobility-Respiratory - ANSWER - Decreased strength of all muscles, decreased chest wall expansion, which affects ventilation Shallow respirations, secretions pool in the lungs Blockage of air passages and alveoli Decreased air exchange Atelectasis or pneumonia Turn, Cough, deep breath
Interventions:
-Position client sitting up to allow lung expansion to prevent atelectasis and pneumonia -Increase fluids -Deep breathing
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