Exam 27: Exercise and Activity

The nurse delegates the task of ambulating a patient to the assistive personnel.The nurse ascertains that the assistive personnel understands how to intervene when the patient complains of dizziness when the assistive personnel verbalizes which of the following?

A 19-year-old patient with cerebral palsy has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.The patient has limited voluntary motor control.The student nurse caring for this patient,knows that the easiest intervention to maintain joint mobility would be to perform which of the following exercises?

The nurse working on an orthopedic unit has to assist many of the patients because of limited mobility.The nurse's goal is to maintain a position that most favors function,requires the least muscular work to maintain,and places the least strain on muscles,ligaments,and bones.What is the term that best describes this goal?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a broken tibia and fibula.The patient is in a half cast to his knee and is unable to bear weight.The nurse has instructed the patient on how to walk and climb stairs with his injuries.What is the best way to assess the patient's knowledge of how to ascend and descend stairs?

A nurse is caring for a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta.The nurse needs to assess the patient's muscle movement and strength.In doing so,the nurse recalls that osteogenesis imperfecta is characterized by fractures and bone deformities.This condition is known as which of the following?

Which of the following statements is appropriate for a nurse to teach a patient regarding the use of crutches?

Which of the following trouble points are common in the side-lying position? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a patient with a neuromuscular condition.The nurse needs to assess the patient's muscle movement and strength.In doing so,the nurse recalls that chemicals that transfer electrical impulses from the nerve across the myoneural junction are called which of the following?

A small business owner has noted an increase in back injuries at his company in recent years.During a discussion with an occupational health nurse,knowledge of statistical information regarding this trend throughout the country is exchanged.The occupational health nurse explains that the most common back injury is caused by a strain to which of the following muscle groups?

The nurse is assigned to a 67-year-old comatose patient.To minimize the risk for aspiration,the nurse should avoid placing the patient in what position?