ATI Mobility

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for knee length antiembolic stockings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Measure the clients calf circumference and leg length from heel to knee

A nurse stands facing a client to demonstrate active range of motion exercises. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate hyperextension

Move their leg behind their body

A nurse is preparing to transfer a client who has left-sided weakness from the bed to a chair. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates correct transfer technique

Aligning the nurses knees with the clients knees just before the transfer

A nurse in an emergency department is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a knee injury and will be using a pair of axillary crutches for the first time. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Hold the crutches on the unaffected side when preparing to sit in a chair

A nurse is assisting in the ambulation of a client who becomes light-headed and begins to fall. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Extend one leg and allow the client to slide down the leg to the floor

A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized and is performing active range of motion exercises. Which of the following body movements should indicate to the nurse that the client has full range of motion of the shoulder

Flexing the shoulder by raising the arm from a side position to a 180 angle

A nurse is observing an AP who is using a mechanical lift with a hammock sling to transfer a patient from the bed to the chair. For which of the following actions by the AP should the nurse intervene

Leaves the bed in the lowest position throughout the procedure