Exam 36: Activity and Exercise

In assisting the patient to exercise,which of the following should the nurse do?

When assessing the activity tolerance of a patient,the nurse would evaluate which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

Isotonic,isometric,and resistive isometric are three categories of exercise.They are classified according to the type of muscle contraction involved.Of the following exercises,which are considered isotonic?

The nurse is working with the patient in developing an exercise plan.The patient tells the nurse that she just will not participate in a formal exercise program.The nurse then suggests that exercise activities can be incorporated into activities of daily living.The patient seems to be agreeable to that concept.Of the following activities,which would be considered a formal resistance training activity?

A structural curvature of the spine associated with vertebral rotation is known as which of the following?

The nurse is preparing to position an immobile patient.Before doing so,the nurse must understand which of the following?

Approximately what percentage of all back pain is associated with manual lifting tasks?

The nurse is providing care to a patient who is bedridden.To avoid becoming fatigued,the nurse raises the height of the patient's bed.The nurse understands that raising the bed helps maintain balance in what way?

The patient is admitted with a stroke.The prognosis is uncertain,but the patient is unable to move his right arm and leg.What should the nurse keep in mind?

In developing a nursing care plan for increasing activity tolerance in a patient,what should the nurse include? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with a diagnosis of Activity intolerance.Of the following strategies,which has the best chance of maintaining patient compliance?

The nurse is developing an exercise program for older patients living in a nursing home.To develop a beneficial health promotion program,what must the nurse need to understand about older people?

Bones perform five functions in the body: support,protection,movement,mineral storage,and hematopoiesis.In the discussion of body mechanics,which are the most important? (Select all that apply. )

In planning a physical activity program for a patient,what must the nurse must understand?

The nurse is ambulating a patient in the hall when she notices that he is beginning to fall.What should the nurse do?

The patient is brought to the emergency department with possible injury to his shoulder.To help determine the degree of injury,what should the nurse evaluate?

A 40-year-old healthy woman has presented to the clinic for a physical examination.When the patient asks the nurse to recommend the amount of time she should spend per week doing moderate-intensity physical activity,what should the nurse recommend?

The patient weighs 204.5 kg (450 pounds)and complains of shortness of breath with any exertion.His health care provider has recommended that he begin an exercise program.He states that he can hardly get out of bed and just cannot do anything around the house.To focus on the cause of the patient's complaints,the nurse devises which of the following nursing diagnoses?

The patient is eager to begin his exercise program with a 3.2-km (2-mile)jog.The nurse instructs the patient to warm up with stretching exercises.The patient states that he is ready and does not want to waste time with a "warm-up." What does the nurse explain about the warm-up?

The nurse is developing an exercise plan for a patient with heart failure and a nursing diagnosis of Exercise intolerance.In doing so,what should the nurse include?