Activity and Exercise EOCHQ Flashcards
To increase stability during client transfer, the nurse increases the base of support by performing which action?
Spacing the feet farther apart
Isotonic exercises such as walking are intended to achieve which of the following?
Increase muscle tone and improve circulation
Increase muscle mass and strength
Maintain joint ROM
Five minutes after the pts first post operative exercise, the pts vital signs have not yet returned to baseline. Which is an appropriate nursing dx?
Inadequate physical energy for activities
Which statement from a pt with one weak leg regarding the use of crutches when using stairs indicates a need for increased teaching?
A cane or single use crutch may be used instead of both crutches if held on the weaker side
A nurse teaching a pt about active ROM exercises. The nurse watches the pt demonstrate these principles. The nurse would evaluate that teaching was successful when the pt does which of the following?
Uses the same sequence during each exercise
When assessing a pts gait, which does the nurse look for and encourage?
The spine rotates initiating locomotion
Performance of ADL and active ROM exercises can be accomplished simultaneously as illustrated by which of the following?
Elbow flexion
Thumb ROM with eating and writing
Hip flexion with walking
A pt weighs 250 lbs. and needs to be transferred from the bed to a chair. Which instruction by the nurse to the AP is most appropriate?
“Use the mechanical lift and another staff member to transfer the pt from the bed to chair”
The pt is ambulating for the first time after surgery. The pt tells the nurse that they feel faint. The best action by the nurses is?
Assist the pt to a nearby chair
The nurse is performing an assessment of an immobilized pt which assessment causes the nurse to take action?
Reddened area on the sacrum
