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    The document provides information about walkers, including: 1) Walkers are assistive devices that provide more support than a cane for people who lack strength or balance for crutches. 2) Standard walkers have four legs and are picked up between steps, while two-wheeled and four-wheeled walkers are rolled. 3) Common conditions that may require a walker include arthritis, bone fractures, surgery recovery, osteoporosis, MS, Parkinson's, and hemiplegia.

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    The document provides information about walkers, including: 1) Walkers are assistive devices that provide more support than a cane for people who lack strength or balance for crutches. 2) Standard walkers have four legs and are picked up between steps, while two-wheeled and four-wheeled walkers are rolled. 3) Common conditions that may require a walker include arthritis, bone fractures, surgery recovery, osteoporosis, MS, Parkinson's, and hemiplegia.

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    The document provides information about walkers, including: 1) Walkers are assistive devices that provide more support than a cane for people who lack strength or balance for crutches. 2) Standard walkers have four legs and are picked up between steps, while two-wheeled and four-wheeled walkers are rolled. 3) Common conditions that may require a walker include arthritis, bone fractures, surgery recovery, osteoporosis, MS, Parkinson's, and hemiplegia.

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    WALKER

    By: Group of Ma’am Jing


    WALKER
    Walkers are mechanical devices for
    ambulatory clients who need more support
    than a cane provides and lack the strength
    and balance required for crutches.
    Overvie 4 CONDITIONS

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    1 THE PARTS 5 CLIENT TEACHING

    2 THE IMPORTANCE 6 THE PROCEDURE

    3 RESPONSIBILITIES
    THE TYPES
    PARTS
    IMPORTANCE
    It helps substitute for a decrease in
    strength, range of motion, joint stability,
    coordination, or endurance. It can also
    reduce the stress on a painful joint or
    limb. Using a walking aid can help to be
    more safe and independent in daily
    activities.
    Types of a Walker
    STANDARD
    WALKER
    The standard walker needs to be picked up to be
    used and has four legs with rubber tips and plastic
    hand grips. The client therefore requires partial
    strength in both hands and wrists, strong elbow
    extensors, and strong shoulder depressors. The
    client also needs the ability to bear at least partial
    weight on both legs.
    STANDARD
    WALKER
    The standard walker needs to be picked up to be
    used and has four legs with rubber tips and plastic
    hand grips. The client therefore requires partial
    strength in both hands and wrists, strong elbow
    extensors, and strong shoulder depressors. The
    client also needs the ability to bear at least partial
    weight on both legs.
    TWO-WHEELED FOUR-WHEELED
    WALKER WALKER
    WHEELED WALKER
    Four-wheeled and two-wheeled models of walkers (roller
    walk- ers) do not need to be picked up to be moved, but
    they are less stable than the standard walker is. They are
    used by clients who are too weak or unstable to pick up and
    move the walker with each step.
    The majority of people who use walkers are over
    the age of 65 and have musculoskeletal
    (muscle/bone) or neurological issues. They are
    most usually suffering from arthritis, particularly
    ON S in their knees and hips, or they have cracked a
    I TI Y
    N D A bone, are recovering from surgery, or are
    CO HAT ME TO
    T UIR recovering from a terrible illness. Osteoporosis,
    REQUSE AER. Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and
    L K
    WA hemiplegia (when half of a person's body is
    paralyzed, commonly due to a stroke) are all
    conditions that need the use of a walker.
    CLIENT
    TEACHING
    PROCEDURE
    1 ASSESSMENT
    PROCEDURE
    1. Gather materials needed for the procedure:
    Review the medical record and nursing plan of
    walker
    care for conditions that may influence the
    patient’s ability to move and ambulate and for
    2. Identify the patient. Explain the procedure to
    specific instructions for ambulation such as
    the patient. Encourage the patient to report any
    distance. Assess for tubes, intravenous lines,
    feeling of dizziness, weakness or shortness of
    incisions, or equipment that may alter the
    breath while walking. Decide how far to walk.
    procedure of ambulation. Assess the patient’s
    knowledge and previous experience regarding
    3. Perform hand hygiene.
    the use of a walker. Identify any movement
    limitations.
    4. Place the bed in the lowest position.
    PROCEDURE
    5. Assist the patient to the side of the bed. Have the patient sit on the side of the bed. Assess for dizziness
    or light headedness. Have the patient stay sitting until he feels secure. Alternatively, assist patient to chair.

    6. Assist the patient with footwear and a robe, if desired.

    7. the walker directly in front of the patient. Ask the patient to push himself off the bed or assist the
    patient to stand if seated in the chair. Assist the patient to stand within the walker, if necessary. Once
    standing, have the patient hold the handgrips firmly and equally, while standing slightly behind, on one
    side.

    8. Have the patient move the walker forward 6 to 8 inches and set it down, making sure all for feet of the
    walker stay on the floor. Then tell patient to step forward with either foot into the walker, supporting
    himself on his arms. Follow through with the other leg. If one leg is weaker or impaired, have patients
    step forward with the involved leg and follow with the uninvolved leg, again supporting himself on his
    arms.
    PROCEDURE

    9. Move the walker forward again and continue the same pattern. Continue with ambulation for
    the planned distance and time. Return the patient to the bed or chair based on patient’s tolerance.

    10. Perform hand hygiene. Document the activity, any observations, the patient’s ability to use the
    walker, the patient’s tolerance of the procedure, and the distance walked.
    NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
    • The nurse may need to adjust the height of a client’s walker so that the hand bar is just below
    the client’s waist and the client’s elbows are slightly flexed. This position helps the client
    assume a more nor- mal stance. A walker that is too low causes the client to stoop; one that is
    too high makes the client stretch and reach.

    • The nurse continually assesses the patient’s stability and protects the patient from falls.

    • The nurse walks with the patient by holding him or her at the waist as needed for balance.
    BY: GROUP OF MA’AM JING

    Thank
    You
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