Nursing Fundamentals-Chapter 26:
Ambulatory Aids Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
The nurse is assisting a client out of bed for the first time after several days of bed rest. On standing,
the client becomes light-headed. The nurse assists the client back to bed. Later that morning, the
nurse attempts to get the client out of bed again. What would the nurse have the client do? -
AnswerDangle at the side of the bed for a time.
The nurse is observing an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) ambulate a client. Which UAP
behavior requires nursing intervention? - Answerwalks slightly ahead of the client to clear pathways
A nurse is helping a client perform gluteal setting exercises. Place the steps of these exercises in the
correct order. Use all options. - AnswerTighten (contract) the quadriceps muscles by flattening the
backs of the knees into the mattress.
Check to see that the kneecaps move upward.
Hold the contracted position for a count of five.
Relax.
Repeat two to three times each hour.
A nurse is caring for a client whose fractured leg is in a cast. Which ambulatory device could the
nurse suggest for the client to use at the health care facility? - Answeraxillary crutch
To avoid postural hypotension, which teaching will the nurse provide to the client? - AnswerDangle
feet before moving from a reclining position.
The nurse is teaching a client who had a below-the-knee amputation about a temporary prosthetic
limb. Which client statement requires further nursing teaching? - Answer"I will tighten the belt when
I go to sleep."
The nurse is caring for a client with impaired mobility who needs help to improve muscle tone and
strength. What type of exercise will the nurse recommend for this client to begin the exercise
regimen? - Answerisometric
The nurse is caring for a client who sustained a foot fracture while playing football. Which crutch-
walking gait will the nurse teach? - Answerthree-point non-weight-bearing
Ambulatory Aids Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
The nurse is assisting a client out of bed for the first time after several days of bed rest. On standing,
the client becomes light-headed. The nurse assists the client back to bed. Later that morning, the
nurse attempts to get the client out of bed again. What would the nurse have the client do? -
AnswerDangle at the side of the bed for a time.
The nurse is observing an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) ambulate a client. Which UAP
behavior requires nursing intervention? - Answerwalks slightly ahead of the client to clear pathways
A nurse is helping a client perform gluteal setting exercises. Place the steps of these exercises in the
correct order. Use all options. - AnswerTighten (contract) the quadriceps muscles by flattening the
backs of the knees into the mattress.
Check to see that the kneecaps move upward.
Hold the contracted position for a count of five.
Relax.
Repeat two to three times each hour.
A nurse is caring for a client whose fractured leg is in a cast. Which ambulatory device could the
nurse suggest for the client to use at the health care facility? - Answeraxillary crutch
To avoid postural hypotension, which teaching will the nurse provide to the client? - AnswerDangle
feet before moving from a reclining position.
The nurse is teaching a client who had a below-the-knee amputation about a temporary prosthetic
limb. Which client statement requires further nursing teaching? - Answer"I will tighten the belt when
I go to sleep."
The nurse is caring for a client with impaired mobility who needs help to improve muscle tone and
strength. What type of exercise will the nurse recommend for this client to begin the exercise
regimen? - Answerisometric
The nurse is caring for a client who sustained a foot fracture while playing football. Which crutch-
walking gait will the nurse teach? - Answerthree-point non-weight-bearing
