MNAMosby’s Long Term Care Assistant Chapter 16 Body Mechanics

Body Mechanics

Using the body in an efficient and careful way

Good posture Good balance Using the

strongest & largest muscles for work

Body Alignment

Posture

Positioning body parts in relation to one another

Base of Support

The area on which an object rests

Good base of support is needed for balance

Body Mechanics

Bend knees and squat to lift heavy object

Hold items close to your body

Use strong muscles in legs and arms NOT in your back

Body Mechanics

Use wide base of support

Avoid unnecessary bending, & reaching

Face your work area

Push, slide or pull heavy objects if possible

Body Mechanics

Work with smooth & even movements

Get help from co-worker

Do not lift heavy objects higher then chest level.

Ergonomics

Designing the job to fit the worker.

Reduces stress on the worker’s body.

WMSD

Work related musculo-skeletal disorder

Injuries to the muscles, tendon, ligaments, joints, cartilage.

Can involve the nervous system.

Positioning

Residents are

repositioned Q2H

Promotes:

•Comfort

•Respiration

•Circulation

Prevents:

•Contractures•Decubitus ulcers

Positioning

Lateral - Side

Positioning

Supine - back. also called dorsal recumbent

Positioning

Prone - stomach

Positioning

Fowlers - Head elevated

Positioning

Sims - side with the under arm behind the back and the upper thigh flexed.

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Good body alignment means

Having the head, trunks, arms, and legs aligned with one another

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Good body mechanics includes having the job fit the worker.

True False

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What position…………The HOB is raised 45 degrees ?

Semi fowlers

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Hold heavy objects away from your body

True or False

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Residents are positioned at least every

A. shift

B. day

C. 2 hours

D. 30 minutes

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Good body mechanics involves using the muscles in your back and lower arms .

True or False

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Sims

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Lateral

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Supine

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Fowlers

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Prone

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Stat Immediately

QOD Every other day

Complete bed restCBR

BID

BR

Twice a day

Bed rest

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Q2H Every 2 hours

HOB Elevate head of bed

Side railsSR

BRP Bathroom privileges

TID Three times a day

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BSC Bed side commode

PRN As needed

Side of bedSOB

c with

S without

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W/C Wheel chair

amb ambulate

4 times a dayQID

x except

HS Bed time

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