PP RNSG 1538 Mobility Mastery Quiz

contractures

When developing a long term care plan for the client with multiple sclerosis, the nurse should teach the client to prevent:

The client performs isometric exercises to the affected extremity three times per day.

A client has a leg immobilized in traction. Which observation by the nurse indicates that the client understands actions to take to prevent muscle atrophy?

inability to move

A nurse is assessing a client for neurologic impairment after a total hip replacement. Which finding would indicate impairment in the affected extremity?

Hold the cane in the right hand.

A nurse is teaching a client with left leg weakness to walk with a cane. The nurse should instruct the client to proceed in which manner?

ineffective coughing and deep breathing

A nurse notes that a client has kyphosis and generalized muscle atrophy. Which problem is a priority when the nurse develops a nursing plan of care?

joint dislocation.

After surgery and insertion of a total hip prosthesis, a client develops severe sudden pain and an inability to move the extremity. The nurse interprets these findings as indicating:

sodium

An older adult has vertigo accompanied with tinnitus as the result of Ménière's disease. The nurse should instruct the client to restrict which dietary element?

sudden bursts of energy

Which is not a typical clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS)?

The nurse uses a rocking motion while helping the client to stand.

A nurse prepares to transfer a client from a bed to a chair. Which principle demonstrates safe body mechanics?