Exam 26: Mobility

The nurse is talking to the unlicensed assistive personnel about moving a patient in bed. The nurse knows the unlicensed assistive personnel understands the Chapter of mobility and proper moving techniques when making which statement?

An older patient is talking with the nurse about hip fractures. The patient would like to know the best approach to strengthen the bones. What is the nurse's best response?

Mobility for the patient changes throughout the life span. What is the term that best describes this process?

What percentage of hip fractures is the result of falls?

A patient who has been in the hospital for several weeks is about to be discharged. The patient is weak from the hospitalization and asks the nurse to explain why this is happening. What is the nurse's best response?

The nurse and a student nurse are discussing the effects of bed immobility on patients. The nurse knows that the student nurse understands the Chapter of mobility when making which statement?

The lack of weight bearing leads to what effects on the skeletal system?