Upper Body Movement for a Patient:
Knock on the patient’s door, and then enter
Greet the patient by name, introduce yourself, and what you’e doing
Provide for privacy by shutting the curtains
Wash your hands
Check the patient’s ID to confirm identity
Lay the patient down
Repeat each exercise below 3 times
The exercises should be done in slow movements
You must support the patient with both arms
You must check on the patient’s comfort level continually
Make sure to keep all limbs covered that are not being worked on
Exercise One: Shoulder Extension - Arm is down by the patient’s side, with one of your hands on their wrist and one hand under the upper arm, raise the straight arm to the front and over head
Exercise Two: Shoulder Abduction - Arm is down the patient’s side, with one of your hands on their wrist and one under the upper arm move the straight arm to the side of the patient’s body
Exercise Three: Shoulder Adduction - Arm is down by the patient’s side, with one of your hands on their wrist and one under the upper arm, cross the straight arm over front of body
Exercise Four: Shoulder Rotation - Arm is down by the patient’s side, with one of your hands on their wrist and the other under the elbow, bend arm at elbow and place at shoulder level, move the forearm down toward the body
Exercise Five: Elbow Flexion - (bicep curls) hold wrist and place other hand under elbow, bend arm at elbow
Exercise Six: Wrist Rotation - Hold wrist and hand rotating wrist in a circular motion (four sides) bottom, side, up, side
Exercise Seven: Finger Flexion - Hold wrist, take each finger individually and bend back , forward, middle. Make sure each finger is done 3 times
Ask the patient if they would like to sit up
Place the call button in the patient’s hand
Wash your hands
Close the curtains
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