Exam 16: Exercise Mobility

2. Contraindications for the use of elastic stockings or sequential compression devices (SCDs)include open skin ______ and recent skin _______.

The nurse instructs the patient how to incorporate range-of-motion exercises into activities of daily living (ADLs).With which of the patient's joints can the nurse perform the most movements for the ADLs?

The nurse is measuring vital signs when the patient,who is standing,complains of dizziness.What is the nurse's priority intervention?

The nurse is planning to perform range-of-motion exercises on a patient who has had a stroke and has mobility issues.Which of the following principles should she make sure she follows?

The nurse delegates helping the older patient ambulate with a walker without wheels to nursing assistive personnel (NAP).Which instructions should the nurse provide to the NAP?

A patient is being moved into a dangling position before ambulating.To decrease the chance of orthostatic hypotension,what activity can the patient do?

Nursing assistive personnel (NAP)are working with patients performing range-of-motion exercises.Which activity can the nurse delegate to NAP?

The nurse is preparing to increase the amount of ambulation that the patient is able to tolerate,to prepare for discharge.Which is the best method for the nurse to assess a patient's ability to ambulate?

The nurse is explaining to a nursing student the importance of making sure the patient is wearing his sequential compression devices (SCDs)when in bed.Which of the following statements indicates a good understanding of the purpose of SCDs by the student? (Select all that apply.)

The patient ambulates with two axillary crutches,and the nurse notes that the patient's weight is resting on the axilla.Which should the nurse do to prevent patient injury?

The patient is postoperative day 1 after surgery on the right knee and is to begin to walking with crutches using the three-point gait.Which does the nurse correct for the patient when ambulating with crutches?

The nurse is working on establishing a balance strategy training program (BSTP)for patients in a long-term care facility.Which of the following should she expect? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse teaches a patient who is alert and oriented to use a cane for left leg weakness.Which does the nurse include in patient teaching?

The healthcare provider prescribes partial weight bearing of the left leg for the postoperative patient.Which instruction should the nurse include in patient teaching?

1. Range-of-motion (ROM)exercises are _______ if the patient is able to perform the exercise independently and __________ if the exercises are performed for the patient by the caregiver.

A patient's pulse has gone from 78 at rest to 98 after ambulating.What nursing action is indicated at this time?

The nurse is instructing a patient with a right hip replacement to descend stairs by using axillary crutches.Which should the nurse include in patient teaching?

The nurse teaches the patient's caregiver how to respond if the patient begins to fall while ambulating.Which instruction does the nurse provide to minimize potential injury to the patient and the caregiver?

The patient is currently learning how to use crutches so there is minimal weight on the affected leg.Which type of crutch-walking technique will the nurse be reinforcing?

The nurse instructs the patient,who has right-sided weakness,to use the cane during ambulation and assesses the patient's use of the cane.Which assessment should the nurse address before the patient ambulates with the cane?