Mobility Practice Questions With Complete
Solutions
,A nurse is repositioning a patient in the right Sims’
position. What action should the nurse implement
when positioning this patient?
1.Position the left arm behind the body.
2.Rest the right leg on the top of the left leg.
3.Flex the right arm and rest it on a pillow.
4.Turn the body halfway between the lateral and
prone position.
INCORRECT Option 1: The left arm should be
positioned in front of the body, not behind the
body.
INCORRECT Option 2: Both legs should be slightly
flexed in front of the body with the left leg in front
of the right leg.
INCORRECT Option 3: The right arm should be
positioned behind the body in extension with the
palm facing toward the ceiling.
CORRECT Option 4: This is correct position of the
body when a patient is placed in the Sims' position.
,A nurse is repositioning a patient in the right lateral
position. What action should the nurse implement
when positioning this patient?
1. Rest the head on one pillow.
2. Extend the right arm and rest it on a pillow.
3. Support the right hip to the knee with a
trochanter roll.
4. Flex the left hip and knee and rest the leg on
the right leg.
CORRECT Option 1: Resting the head on one pillow
prevents right lateral flexion of the neck and
positions the patient's head in functional
alignment.
INCORRECT Option 2: The right arm should be
flexed at the elbow and the shoulder externally
rotated. The right arm should rest on the mattress
without a pillow.
INCORRECT Option 3: A trochanter roll is
unnecessary. The right hip and leg are positioned
against the mattress. A trochanter roll is used to
prevent external rotation of the hip when the
patient is in a supine position.
INCORRECT Option 4: The left hip and knee should
be flexed slightly in front of the right leg and
, positioned on enough pillows to maintain functional
alignment of the left hip, knee, and ankle.
A nurse is planning to assist a patient with active
assistive range-of-motion exercises. What should
the nurse do first?
1. Encourage the patient to be as independent as
possible when doing range-of-motion exercises.
2. Identify any restrictions regarding the type or
extent of range-of-motion exercises.
3. Explain what range-of-motion exercises are and
why they are being done.
4. Schedule range-of-motion exercise to occur
during the patient’s bath.
Option 1: Although this should be done, it is not the
first nursing action implemented by the nurse.
CORRECT Option 2: Assessment is the first step of
the nursing process. Before a patient engages in
range-of-motion exercises, the nurse should
identify any factors that should be taken into
consideration before teaching or providing these
exercises, such as the presence of contractures,
pain, weakness, or impaired cognition.
INCORRECT Option 3: Although this should be
done, it is not the first thing that the nurse should
Solutions
,A nurse is repositioning a patient in the right Sims’
position. What action should the nurse implement
when positioning this patient?
1.Position the left arm behind the body.
2.Rest the right leg on the top of the left leg.
3.Flex the right arm and rest it on a pillow.
4.Turn the body halfway between the lateral and
prone position.
INCORRECT Option 1: The left arm should be
positioned in front of the body, not behind the
body.
INCORRECT Option 2: Both legs should be slightly
flexed in front of the body with the left leg in front
of the right leg.
INCORRECT Option 3: The right arm should be
positioned behind the body in extension with the
palm facing toward the ceiling.
CORRECT Option 4: This is correct position of the
body when a patient is placed in the Sims' position.
,A nurse is repositioning a patient in the right lateral
position. What action should the nurse implement
when positioning this patient?
1. Rest the head on one pillow.
2. Extend the right arm and rest it on a pillow.
3. Support the right hip to the knee with a
trochanter roll.
4. Flex the left hip and knee and rest the leg on
the right leg.
CORRECT Option 1: Resting the head on one pillow
prevents right lateral flexion of the neck and
positions the patient's head in functional
alignment.
INCORRECT Option 2: The right arm should be
flexed at the elbow and the shoulder externally
rotated. The right arm should rest on the mattress
without a pillow.
INCORRECT Option 3: A trochanter roll is
unnecessary. The right hip and leg are positioned
against the mattress. A trochanter roll is used to
prevent external rotation of the hip when the
patient is in a supine position.
INCORRECT Option 4: The left hip and knee should
be flexed slightly in front of the right leg and
, positioned on enough pillows to maintain functional
alignment of the left hip, knee, and ankle.
A nurse is planning to assist a patient with active
assistive range-of-motion exercises. What should
the nurse do first?
1. Encourage the patient to be as independent as
possible when doing range-of-motion exercises.
2. Identify any restrictions regarding the type or
extent of range-of-motion exercises.
3. Explain what range-of-motion exercises are and
why they are being done.
4. Schedule range-of-motion exercise to occur
during the patient’s bath.
Option 1: Although this should be done, it is not the
first nursing action implemented by the nurse.
CORRECT Option 2: Assessment is the first step of
the nursing process. Before a patient engages in
range-of-motion exercises, the nurse should
identify any factors that should be taken into
consideration before teaching or providing these
exercises, such as the presence of contractures,
pain, weakness, or impaired cognition.
INCORRECT Option 3: Although this should be
done, it is not the first thing that the nurse should
