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.
