Static exercises that involve tightening or tensing of muscles without moving a body part are known as ______________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
isometric exercises
Isometric or static exercises involve tightening or tensing of muscles without moving body parts.
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Prior to planning health promotion interventions in your local community, you are appraising the key health care indicators in your region and comparing them with those in the nation as a whole. What do these key indicators reveal about the United States?
A) A significant gap in health status between the overall population and people of specific ethnic backgrounds B) A significant gap in health care delivery between the overall population and subgroups of the minority populations C) A significant gap in health status between the Hispanic population and the Native American population D) A significant gap in health care delivery between the Asian American population and the Pacific Islander population
A health care organization serves many patients from different racial and ethnic groups. One group in particular does not take advantage of specific programs offered. The nurse manager could infer that
a. members of this cultural group need further education on the program's benefits. b. the cultural group shares an experience that creates barriers to using the service. c. the program simply is not equally beneficial to all cultural and racial groups. d. these programs should be mainly marketed to groups that actually use them.
The normal finding from the Babinski reflex is:
a. fanning out of the toes. b. upwards curl of the big toe. c. pain in the big toe. d. downwards curl of the big toe.
When counting respirations, you should
A) do this without the patient being aware that you are counting respirations. B) tell the patient what you are going to do. C) count five respirations and then check your watch. D) have the patient count respirations while you take his/her pulse.