wk2 mobility: Ambulation Techniques and Devices
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Question: The client is non-weight bearing due to an injured left foot and is using a walker.
How would the nurse correctly instruct the client to use the walker?
Answer:
Move the walker forward and then the right foot.
Question: The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is preparing the client for ambulating.
The client is lying in bed and the UAP has gathered a gait belt and cane. What is the next
thing the UAP should do?
Answer:
Have the client sit at the edge of the bed with the legs dangling over the side of the bed for
a few minutes.
Question: A client asks why a belt is placed around them before ambulating. What is the
nurse's best response?
Answer:
"It promotes balance and stability."
Question: The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) has the following clients to ambulate.
Which clients should the UAP use a mechanical lift instead of a gait belt to transfer?
Answer:
A 40-year-old with no weight-bearing on the lower extremities
Question: The nurse is ambulating a client in the hallway and there is no one else around.
The client suddenly says, "I feel like I am going to pass out" and starts to be weak in the
knees. What is the nurse's best response?
Answer:
Lower the client to the floor.
Question: The nurse is instructing the client on how to use a cane. If the client's gait is the
following, label which side is the strong side and which is the weak side.
Answer:
-Strong side:
-1
-Weak side:
-2
Question: Which crutch gait is illustrated in this picture?
Questions with 100% Verified Answers Latest Update
Question: The client is non-weight bearing due to an injured left foot and is using a walker.
How would the nurse correctly instruct the client to use the walker?
Answer:
Move the walker forward and then the right foot.
Question: The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is preparing the client for ambulating.
The client is lying in bed and the UAP has gathered a gait belt and cane. What is the next
thing the UAP should do?
Answer:
Have the client sit at the edge of the bed with the legs dangling over the side of the bed for
a few minutes.
Question: A client asks why a belt is placed around them before ambulating. What is the
nurse's best response?
Answer:
"It promotes balance and stability."
Question: The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) has the following clients to ambulate.
Which clients should the UAP use a mechanical lift instead of a gait belt to transfer?
Answer:
A 40-year-old with no weight-bearing on the lower extremities
Question: The nurse is ambulating a client in the hallway and there is no one else around.
The client suddenly says, "I feel like I am going to pass out" and starts to be weak in the
knees. What is the nurse's best response?
Answer:
Lower the client to the floor.
Question: The nurse is instructing the client on how to use a cane. If the client's gait is the
following, label which side is the strong side and which is the weak side.
Answer:
-Strong side:
-1
-Weak side:
-2
Question: Which crutch gait is illustrated in this picture?