Module 8

A nurse is teaching a newly hired CNA about working with clients who require assistance with ADLs. Which of the following activities should the nurse include as an ADL?

• toileting

• writing

• ambulating

• talking

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has kyphosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

• upper back extends posteriorly to the lower back

• inward curvature of the lower back

• sideways curvature of the spine

• rounded back with pelvis tilted forward

A nurse is completing the MAT for a client, she determines the client is a level 1 mobility. The nurse should identify that the client is unable to perform which of the following tasks?

• Sit on the edge of the bed for 1 minute

• stand in place for 5 seconds

• walk in place

• step forward and backward

You are preparing to transfer a client from a bed to a wheelchair, which action demonstrates proper use of body mechanics?

• twisting at the torso

• bending at the waist

• place the bed in the high position before transferring the client

• looking at the client face to face

You are preparing a presentation on the Musculoskeletal system, what is responsible for body posture?

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Joints

• ligaments

You are teaching a client who has an unsteady gait how to use a walker, which of the following instructions should you include?

• the top of the walker should be at the level of your wrist

• The walker should be dragged

• The walker needs tennis balls

You are caring for a client with pneumonia, which position should you put the client in?

• fowlers

• prone

• Lateral

During an assessment you notice the client dragging their foot while ambulating, which of the following conditions should the nurse suspect the client has?

• disuse osteoperosis

• mobility

• foot drop

You are preparing to lift a heavy object off the floor. You should bend at the waist to maximize momentum in the lift.

• True

• False

A nurse is planning care for a postoperative client, which position should the client be placed in to prevent atelectasis?

• fowlers

• prone

• lateral