Checking Range of Motion (ROM) mobility, English for Nursing

Checking Range of Motion (ROM) mobility, English for Nursing

(Source/ Sumber: Pramudya, Leo A.2005.English for Proffesional Nurses.Jakarta: EPN Consultant.)

(Answer Source/ sumber jawaban: Dimas Erda Widyamarta.2013.)

(Rewritten by Dimas Erda Widyamarta: www.ithinkeducation.blogspot.com)

A.     Example for sentences

1.      (Squat): plase now squat, then stand slowly (25)

2.      (Tip of index finger): hold the tip of index finger (42)

3.      (slip on): please, slip on your handscone (Putri K. 09/ Dimas Erda)

4.      (downwards): please, bend downwards your head (Aynur, 08/ Dimas Erda)

5.      (up  right): please, your up right position. (Fitri, 14/ Dimas Erda)

B.     Describe expression to patient

1.      Ask the patient to clench fists

Clench your fist (53)

2.      Ask the patient to raise up both hand parallel with both shoulders.

Please, raise up tothands parallel with both shoulders (54)

3.      Ask the patient to flex the neck towards the right shoulder

Please, flex your neck towards the right shoulder (Wiji, 33/ Dimas Erda)

4.      In up-right standing position. Ask the patient to raise the right leg and bend it down.

Please, raise your right leg and position bend it down in upright standing (Diajeng, 17)

5.      In up-right standing position. Ask the patien to flex the neck back, with chin towards the ceiling.

Please in upright  standing. Potion your neck with chin forwards the celling (Tri Endah,23/ Dimas Erda)

C.     Express to Position

1.      I want to see how far you can flex your head (Maratus, 16)

2.      Turn your head towards the left enough. Then to right (Zuriska, 32)

3.      Flex your back, touches your tip of Index finger (Maya, 56/ Dimas Erda)

4.      Do you feel pain when do the motion? (Mukhlas, 31/ Dimas Erda)

5.      Please, now squat then stand slowly (18)

D.     Dialog 1

Nurse                           : Mr. Erda. How does it (Parkinson’s disease) (Munawar, 07) affect you? (Bima Dwi, 36)

Mr. Erda                     : the walking is the worst (Winning, 28). It’s difficult to start moving and I;m so slow (Aris,49). All can do is shuffle to start with and then my steps get shorter and I get faster and faster (DIMAS ERDA,22), can’t  stop (Triana, 30), and I lilely fall over: i have really lost my confidence (Esti, 37/ Dimas Erda).

Nurse                           : Do you have any other movement problems?

 Mr. Erda                    : i get that freezing where I can’t ,ove. It’s hard to do some things because my arms are so stiff (Erwan).

Nurse                           : what things mainly things like turning over in bed, reaching out for a cup, getting up out of a chair and turning round once I’m

E.      Dialog 2

Nurse               : Would you slip off your top things, please. Now I just want to see you standing. Hands by your side. You’re sticking that hip out a little bit, aren’t you?

Patient             : yes, well. I can’t straighten up easily

Nurse               : Could you bend down as far as you can with your knees straight and stop when you’ve had enough. (13,26)

Patient             : Oh, that’s the limit

Nurse               : not very far is it. Stand up again. Now I would like you to lean back wards (45). That’s not much either. Now stand up straight again. Now first of all. I would like you to slide you down the right side of your thigh. See how far you can go. That’s fine. Now do symptoms on the opposite side. Fine. Now just come back to standing  straight. Now keep your feet together just as they are. Keep your knees and feet steady.

Patient             : oh, that’s sore.

Nurse               : go back to the center again. Now try the same thing and go around to the left side. Fine. Now back to the center. That’s fine. Now could you to lie face down on the couch? I’m just going to try and find out where the sore spot is.