HESI /
Mobility
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Mr. /
/Matthew /
/tells //the //nurse //that //he //has //never //been //hospitalized. //He //appears //anxious //and //frequently
//turns //to //his //wife //for //reassurance. //What //is //the //best //response //by //the //nurse?
A. //"Is //there //anything //you //would //like //to //ask //your //healthcare //provider?"
B. //"What //concerns //do //you //have //about //being //hospitalized."
C. //"We //give //good //care //to //all //our //clients //in //the //hospital."
D. //"Your /
/healthcare //provider //the //chosen //the //best //hospital //in //the //city." //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //"What //concerns //do //you //have //about //being //hospitalized?"
Rationale: //This //response //utilizes //principles //of //therapeutic //communication. //It //is //an //open-
ended /
/question /
/designed /
/to /
/allow /
/Mr. //Matthew //to //verbalize //any //concerns //about //hospitalization //that //might //be //contributing
//to //his //anxiety.
Mr. /
/Matthew //tells //the //nurse, //"My //sweetheart //and //I //have //never //been //apart //during //our //55-
year //marriage." //What //action //should //the //nurse //implement //to //help //reduce //Mr. //Matthew's
//anxiety //during //the //admission //process?
,A. //Explain //the //room //environment //to //Mr. //and //Mrs. //Matthew.
B. //Ask //Mrs. //Matthew //if //she //would //like //to //rest //in //the //waiting //room.
C. //Ask //Mr. //Matthew //if //he //would //like //a //prescription //for //an //antianxiety //medication.
D. //Reassure //Mr. //and //Mrs. //Matthew //that //everything //will //be //okay. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔A. //Explain //the //room //environment //to //Mr. //and //Mrs. //Matthew.
Rationale: /
/This /
/action /
/will /
/reduce /
/the //client's //anxiety //by //including //the //spouse //and //orientating //them //both //to //the //room.
Mr. //Matthew //states //the //pain //level //in //his //right //foot //is //8 //on //a //scale //of //1-
10. /
/He /
/says /
/he /
/has /
/been /
/favoring /
/his /
/foot /
/by /
/staying /
/in /
/bed //the //past //week. //In //planning //his //care, //which //nursing //diagnosis //should //take //priority?
A. //Risk //for //caregiver //role //strain.
B. //Risk //for //social //isolation.
C. //Impaired //physical //mobility.
,D. //Imbalanced //nutrition: //more //than //body //requirements. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔C. //Impaired //physical //mobility.
Rationale: /
/Mr. /
/Matthew's /
/limited /
/activities /
/support /
/this /
/nursing /
/diagnosis. /
/Improving //mobility //is //a //nursing //priority //to //prevent //the //many //potential //complications.
In //developing //a //plan //of //care, //the //nurse //consults //with //Mr. //Matthew //to //identify //a //short-
term //goal. //Which //goal //is //correct //for //Mr. //Matthew's //diagnosis //for //impaired //mobility? //
A. //The //client //will //demonstrate //better //mobility //by //time //of //discharge.
B. //The //nurse //will //reposition //the //client //every //2 //hours //while //awake.
C. //The //client //will //sit //in //the //chair //for //each //meal //beginning //on //the //day //of //admission. //
D. /
/The /
/nurse /
/will /
/assist /
/the //client //to //ambulate //in //the //hall //by //the //second //hospital //day. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔C. //The //client //will //sit //in //the //chair //for //each //meal //beginning //on //the //day //of //admission.
Rationale: /
/This /
/is //
a/
/correctly /
, /stated /
/goal. /
/The /
/client /
/is /
/always //the //subject //of //the //goal, //and //the //action //is //always //measurable. //This //goal //includes
//what /
/Mr. /
/Matthew /
/is /
/to /
/achieve /
/and /
/sets //
a/
/realistic /
/deadline. //"A" /
/is /
/wrong /
/because /
/it /
/is /
/an /
/uncompleted /
/goal. //"B" //and //"C" //are //wrong //because //they //are //nursing //actions //and //not //a //client //goal.
Mr. /
/Matthew /
/is /
/reluctant /
/to /
/move /
/in /
/the /
/bed /
/or /
/move /
Mobility
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
Mr. /
/Matthew /
/tells //the //nurse //that //he //has //never //been //hospitalized. //He //appears //anxious //and //frequently
//turns //to //his //wife //for //reassurance. //What //is //the //best //response //by //the //nurse?
A. //"Is //there //anything //you //would //like //to //ask //your //healthcare //provider?"
B. //"What //concerns //do //you //have //about //being //hospitalized."
C. //"We //give //good //care //to //all //our //clients //in //the //hospital."
D. //"Your /
/healthcare //provider //the //chosen //the //best //hospital //in //the //city." //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //"What //concerns //do //you //have //about //being //hospitalized?"
Rationale: //This //response //utilizes //principles //of //therapeutic //communication. //It //is //an //open-
ended /
/question /
/designed /
/to /
/allow /
/Mr. //Matthew //to //verbalize //any //concerns //about //hospitalization //that //might //be //contributing
//to //his //anxiety.
Mr. /
/Matthew //tells //the //nurse, //"My //sweetheart //and //I //have //never //been //apart //during //our //55-
year //marriage." //What //action //should //the //nurse //implement //to //help //reduce //Mr. //Matthew's
//anxiety //during //the //admission //process?
,A. //Explain //the //room //environment //to //Mr. //and //Mrs. //Matthew.
B. //Ask //Mrs. //Matthew //if //she //would //like //to //rest //in //the //waiting //room.
C. //Ask //Mr. //Matthew //if //he //would //like //a //prescription //for //an //antianxiety //medication.
D. //Reassure //Mr. //and //Mrs. //Matthew //that //everything //will //be //okay. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔A. //Explain //the //room //environment //to //Mr. //and //Mrs. //Matthew.
Rationale: /
/This /
/action /
/will /
/reduce /
/the //client's //anxiety //by //including //the //spouse //and //orientating //them //both //to //the //room.
Mr. //Matthew //states //the //pain //level //in //his //right //foot //is //8 //on //a //scale //of //1-
10. /
/He /
/says /
/he /
/has /
/been /
/favoring /
/his /
/foot /
/by /
/staying /
/in /
/bed //the //past //week. //In //planning //his //care, //which //nursing //diagnosis //should //take //priority?
A. //Risk //for //caregiver //role //strain.
B. //Risk //for //social //isolation.
C. //Impaired //physical //mobility.
,D. //Imbalanced //nutrition: //more //than //body //requirements. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔C. //Impaired //physical //mobility.
Rationale: /
/Mr. /
/Matthew's /
/limited /
/activities /
/support /
/this /
/nursing /
/diagnosis. /
/Improving //mobility //is //a //nursing //priority //to //prevent //the //many //potential //complications.
In //developing //a //plan //of //care, //the //nurse //consults //with //Mr. //Matthew //to //identify //a //short-
term //goal. //Which //goal //is //correct //for //Mr. //Matthew's //diagnosis //for //impaired //mobility? //
A. //The //client //will //demonstrate //better //mobility //by //time //of //discharge.
B. //The //nurse //will //reposition //the //client //every //2 //hours //while //awake.
C. //The //client //will //sit //in //the //chair //for //each //meal //beginning //on //the //day //of //admission. //
D. /
/The /
/nurse /
/will /
/assist /
/the //client //to //ambulate //in //the //hall //by //the //second //hospital //day. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔C. //The //client //will //sit //in //the //chair //for //each //meal //beginning //on //the //day //of //admission.
Rationale: /
/This /
/is //
a/
/correctly /
, /stated /
/goal. /
/The /
/client /
/is /
/always //the //subject //of //the //goal, //and //the //action //is //always //measurable. //This //goal //includes
//what /
/Mr. /
/Matthew /
/is /
/to /
/achieve /
/and /
/sets //
a/
/realistic /
/deadline. //"A" /
/is /
/wrong /
/because /
/it /
/is /
/an /
/uncompleted /
/goal. //"B" //and //"C" //are //wrong //because //they //are //nursing //actions //and //not //a //client //goal.
Mr. /
/Matthew /
/is /
/reluctant /
/to /
/move /
/in /
/the /
/bed /
/or /
/move /
