a core set of screening, clinical, and functional status elements, which forms the foundation of a comprehensive assessment for all residents of SNFs certified to participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
Mechanical Energy as the Ability to Do Work. An object that possesses mechanical energy is able to do work. In fact, mechanical energy is often defined as the ability to do work. Any object that possesses mechanical energy - whether it is in the form of potential energy or kinetic energy - is able to do work. That is, its mechanical energy enables that object to apply a force to another object in order to cause it to be displaced.
An object has kinetic energy when itâs in motion. The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its mass and speed. Potential energy, on the other hand, is a stored energy when an object is at rest. It describes how much work the object could do if set into motion. Itâs an energy we can generally control. When an object is set into motion, its potential energy transforms into kinetic energy.