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2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the safest way to help a client move from the bed to a chair?
✔✔Use a gait belt and assist the client to pivot toward the chair
What should the nurse do first before assisting a client to ambulate after surgery?
✔✔Assess the client’s vital signs and level of consciousness
A client on bed rest reports stiffness in the joints. What intervention is most important?
✔✔Encourage range-of-motion exercises
What is the best position for preventing hip contractures in a bedridden client?
✔✔Place the client prone for short periods each day
What is the purpose of using a trapeze bar over a client’s bed?
✔✔To help the client reposition independently
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, What is the correct device for a client with left-sided weakness learning to walk again?
✔✔A cane used on the stronger side
How should the nurse teach a client to use crutches when going upstairs?
✔✔Step up with the strong leg first, then move crutches and weak leg together
What should the nurse assess for when a client is placed in traction?
✔✔Skin integrity around pressure points and device sites
What is the primary risk of immobility in the respiratory system?
✔✔Atelectasis and pneumonia
Which exercise best prevents muscle atrophy in immobilized clients?
✔✔Isometric exercises
What is the priority action when a client becomes dizzy during ambulation?
✔✔Slowly lower the client to the floor to prevent injury
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