Davis Advantage: Activity and Exercise Chap
33 Questions And Answers
A nurse is caring for a 25-year-old client who is quadriplegic. Which treatment would be a
priority to decrease the risk of joint contracture and promote joint mobility?
Active ROM
Passive ROM
Turning every 2 hours
Applying a trochanter roll Answer: Passive ROM
A client is admitted to the hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He is
receiving supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which position will best assist his breathing?
Fowler's
Sims'
Lateral
Supine Answer: Fowler's
A teenage client was hospitalized 3 weeks ago after a motor vehicle accident in which he crushed
his pelvis. He remains on bedrest. His parents tell the nurse, "Our son is just staring off into
space and won't talk to us. He doesn't want to listen to his music or watch television. That is so
unlike him." What is the nurse's best response?
, Davis Advantage: Activity and Exercise Chap
33 Questions And Answers
"I will inform his doctor and see whether we can get your son started on an antidepressant
medication."
"He is at a critical time in his life, teens are often moody, and being in the hospital with an injury
will only make that worse."
"Your son had a major injury, and his immobility might be causing him to feel isolated and
depressed."
"He is bored because he has been in the hospital for 3 weeks, I'll try to find something new for
him to do." Answer: Your son had a major injury, and his immobility might be causing
him to feel isolated and depressed."
A client is being transferred from the bed to a stretcher for surgery using a transfer board. What
should be the nurse's first action?
Lower the stretcher below the level of the bed.
Explain the procedure to the client.
Place the client in the prone position.
Place the bed in the lowest position. Answer: Explain the procedure to the client.
Mariam is an active 69-year-old. She leads the pool aerobic exercise group in the senior
retirement community that she and her husband moved to 3 years ago. She walks 2 miles each
33 Questions And Answers
A nurse is caring for a 25-year-old client who is quadriplegic. Which treatment would be a
priority to decrease the risk of joint contracture and promote joint mobility?
Active ROM
Passive ROM
Turning every 2 hours
Applying a trochanter roll Answer: Passive ROM
A client is admitted to the hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He is
receiving supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which position will best assist his breathing?
Fowler's
Sims'
Lateral
Supine Answer: Fowler's
A teenage client was hospitalized 3 weeks ago after a motor vehicle accident in which he crushed
his pelvis. He remains on bedrest. His parents tell the nurse, "Our son is just staring off into
space and won't talk to us. He doesn't want to listen to his music or watch television. That is so
unlike him." What is the nurse's best response?
, Davis Advantage: Activity and Exercise Chap
33 Questions And Answers
"I will inform his doctor and see whether we can get your son started on an antidepressant
medication."
"He is at a critical time in his life, teens are often moody, and being in the hospital with an injury
will only make that worse."
"Your son had a major injury, and his immobility might be causing him to feel isolated and
depressed."
"He is bored because he has been in the hospital for 3 weeks, I'll try to find something new for
him to do." Answer: Your son had a major injury, and his immobility might be causing
him to feel isolated and depressed."
A client is being transferred from the bed to a stretcher for surgery using a transfer board. What
should be the nurse's first action?
Lower the stretcher below the level of the bed.
Explain the procedure to the client.
Place the client in the prone position.
Place the bed in the lowest position. Answer: Explain the procedure to the client.
Mariam is an active 69-year-old. She leads the pool aerobic exercise group in the senior
retirement community that she and her husband moved to 3 years ago. She walks 2 miles each
