NURSE-3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary Retention, Cardiac Arrhythmia
Document Summary
Body mechanics: use of proper body positions to provide protection from the stress of movement and activity, specifically in regards to structure, function, and position of the body. Most common work-related injury in nursing is back injury. Need in nurses common as need in patients. Patient care ergonomics: designing equipment and work tasks to conform to the capability of the worker in relation to patient care. Patient transfers: assessment of patients before moving; good body mechanics; specialized patient handling equipment; lift teams. Inflammation, pain, damage to joint cartilage, stiffness: osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) Non-inflammatory, progressive disorder of movable joints, particularly weight-bearing joints; deterioration of articular cartilage and pain with motion. Wrenching or twisting of a joint resulting in partial tear or rupture to its attachments: dislocation. Displacement of bone from a joint with tearing of ligaments, tendons, capsules. Break in continuity of bone resulting from traumatic injury or underlying disease process: healing.
