NUR 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Dentures, Braising, Nursing Management
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Standard: resident must be instructed on how to use walker, resident must be steadied during walking exercise. Tolerance of use of walker and distance walked must be recorded on resident"s chart. Equipment: walker, gait belt, non skid footwear, resident dressed in appropriate clothing (cid:329). Assemble equipment and check condition of walker(cid:345)intact rubber stopper on legs,intact hand grips, etc(cid:346). Assist resident in putting on non-skid footwear (cid:329). (cid:334). (cid:329). (cid:335). Assist resident to sit and dangle legs; apply gait belt (cid:329). 9. Assist resident to stand (cid:345)use proper technique and body. Instruct resident to grasp hand grips, elbow flexed (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:326). (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:327). (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:328). Adjust height of walker so that hand grips are just below (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:329). (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:330). resident"s waist. Instruct resident on how to use walker, per pt instruction. Move left foot up to right foot (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:331). Move walker and weak leg ahead (cid:332) inches at same time (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:331). (cid:328). Steady resident as resident proceeds to walk (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:332). (cid:329). (cid:327)(cid:334).
