RNRS 117 CONCEPT OF MOBILITY PEARSON EXAM I QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | RNRS 117 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
The nurse teaches a patient with altered mobility about the importance of exercise.
Which patient statement indicates that further teaching is necessary?
"I should not exercise when I am on bedrest."
"Exercise will prevent my muscles from becoming weak."
"Exercise helps reduce the stiffness in my joints."
"I should exercise to increase my endurance." - ANS ✔✔"I should not exercise when I am on bedrest."
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with an alteration of mobility. The family asks the
nurse, "What is the best thing we can do to keep our father free from injury?"
Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
"Keep the lights turned down low."
"Pick up all the throw rugs you have so your father doesn't fall."
"Avoid helping your father with things he can do for himself."
"Encourage your father to learn something new." - ANS ✔✔"Pick up all the throw rugs you have so your
father doesn't fall."
The nurse is planning care for an older adult patient with muscle atrophy and limited mobility. The nurse
assigns a goal to promote comfort for the patient.
Which action is most important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
Encourage ambulation
Coach about isometric exercises
Pad joints
Teach range-of-motion exercises - ANS ✔✔Pad joints
The nurse is planning care for an older adult patient with muscle atrophy and limited mobility. The nurse
pads the patient's joints.
Which explanation for this action should the nurse provide to the patient?
"This will encourage you to ambulate more."
"These pads are necessary for you to do isometric exercises."
"These pads will help you with range-of motion exercises."
"Padding your joints should increase your comfort." - ANS ✔✔"Padding your joints should increase your
comfort."
A patient with impaired mobility has been prescribed axillary crutches. The nurse teaches the patient
crutch walking.
Which part of the body should the nurse instruct the patient to use for bearing weight when using the
crutches?
The wrists
, The axillae
The fingertips
The legs - ANS ✔✔The wrists
The nurse is preparing a patient to ambulate for the first time after a prolonged period of bedrest. The
patient reports dizziness when first standing.
Which action should the nurse take first?
Immediately return the patient to bed.
Sit the patient on the edge of the bed until the dizziness passes.
Call the healthcare provider.
Immediately call for an ECG. - ANS ✔✔Sit the patient on the edge of the bed until the dizziness passes.
Which admission assessment is most appropriate for the nurse to perform for a patient with altered
mobility?
Observe the patient eat a meal.
Observe the patient interact with family.
Observe as the patient walks across the room.
Observe the patient get undressed. - ANS ✔✔Observe as the patient walks across the room.
The nurse is teaching the family of a patient with an alteration of mobility how to protect the patient
from injury.
Which instruction about the patient's environment is appropriate for the nurse to include?
"Keep the lights turned down low."
"Avoid helping the patient do things they can do for themselves."
"Encourage the patient to learn something new."
"Watch for slip hazards like loose carpets on the floor." - ANS ✔✔"Watch for slip hazards like loose
carpets on the floor."
While assessing a patient for posture and gait, the nurse identifies a concave cervical spine, a convex
thoracic spine, and a flattened lumbar spine.
Which reason should concern the nurse in the light of these findings?
The patient may have a herniated lumbar disc.
The findings are suggestive of a bulging cervical disc.
The patient may have a displaced thoracic disc.
The findings are suggestive of lordosis. - ANS ✔✔The patient may have a herniated lumbar disc.
A patient is suspected of having a spinal cord injury. The nurse tells the patient, "Your healthcare
provider has ordered a diagnostic test that measures how your nerves respond to stimulation."
The nurse is referring to which test?
Spinal x-rays
Magnetic evoked potentials
MRI of the spine
CT of the spine - ANS ✔✔Magnetic evoked potentials
ANSWERS | RNRS 117 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
The nurse teaches a patient with altered mobility about the importance of exercise.
Which patient statement indicates that further teaching is necessary?
"I should not exercise when I am on bedrest."
"Exercise will prevent my muscles from becoming weak."
"Exercise helps reduce the stiffness in my joints."
"I should exercise to increase my endurance." - ANS ✔✔"I should not exercise when I am on bedrest."
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with an alteration of mobility. The family asks the
nurse, "What is the best thing we can do to keep our father free from injury?"
Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
"Keep the lights turned down low."
"Pick up all the throw rugs you have so your father doesn't fall."
"Avoid helping your father with things he can do for himself."
"Encourage your father to learn something new." - ANS ✔✔"Pick up all the throw rugs you have so your
father doesn't fall."
The nurse is planning care for an older adult patient with muscle atrophy and limited mobility. The nurse
assigns a goal to promote comfort for the patient.
Which action is most important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
Encourage ambulation
Coach about isometric exercises
Pad joints
Teach range-of-motion exercises - ANS ✔✔Pad joints
The nurse is planning care for an older adult patient with muscle atrophy and limited mobility. The nurse
pads the patient's joints.
Which explanation for this action should the nurse provide to the patient?
"This will encourage you to ambulate more."
"These pads are necessary for you to do isometric exercises."
"These pads will help you with range-of motion exercises."
"Padding your joints should increase your comfort." - ANS ✔✔"Padding your joints should increase your
comfort."
A patient with impaired mobility has been prescribed axillary crutches. The nurse teaches the patient
crutch walking.
Which part of the body should the nurse instruct the patient to use for bearing weight when using the
crutches?
The wrists
, The axillae
The fingertips
The legs - ANS ✔✔The wrists
The nurse is preparing a patient to ambulate for the first time after a prolonged period of bedrest. The
patient reports dizziness when first standing.
Which action should the nurse take first?
Immediately return the patient to bed.
Sit the patient on the edge of the bed until the dizziness passes.
Call the healthcare provider.
Immediately call for an ECG. - ANS ✔✔Sit the patient on the edge of the bed until the dizziness passes.
Which admission assessment is most appropriate for the nurse to perform for a patient with altered
mobility?
Observe the patient eat a meal.
Observe the patient interact with family.
Observe as the patient walks across the room.
Observe the patient get undressed. - ANS ✔✔Observe as the patient walks across the room.
The nurse is teaching the family of a patient with an alteration of mobility how to protect the patient
from injury.
Which instruction about the patient's environment is appropriate for the nurse to include?
"Keep the lights turned down low."
"Avoid helping the patient do things they can do for themselves."
"Encourage the patient to learn something new."
"Watch for slip hazards like loose carpets on the floor." - ANS ✔✔"Watch for slip hazards like loose
carpets on the floor."
While assessing a patient for posture and gait, the nurse identifies a concave cervical spine, a convex
thoracic spine, and a flattened lumbar spine.
Which reason should concern the nurse in the light of these findings?
The patient may have a herniated lumbar disc.
The findings are suggestive of a bulging cervical disc.
The patient may have a displaced thoracic disc.
The findings are suggestive of lordosis. - ANS ✔✔The patient may have a herniated lumbar disc.
A patient is suspected of having a spinal cord injury. The nurse tells the patient, "Your healthcare
provider has ordered a diagnostic test that measures how your nerves respond to stimulation."
The nurse is referring to which test?
Spinal x-rays
Magnetic evoked potentials
MRI of the spine
CT of the spine - ANS ✔✔Magnetic evoked potentials
