Exam 35: Activity and Exercise

The nurse is assessing the body alignment of an alert and mobile patient.Which one of the following is the first action the nurse should take?

Which of the following is a physiological factor that may affect physical activity tolerance?

Which of the following nursing interventions is likely to have the most impact on reducing friction when moving the 100-kg immobile patient up in the bed?

After an assessment of the patient,the nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis,"Activity intolerance related to increased weight gain and inactivity." Based on this diagnosis,which of the following is an outcome that should be identified by the nurse?

An exercise for abdominal strengthening,known as the plank,is an example of which of the following forms of exercise?

An obese quadriplegic patient has asked to be transferred to a chair so he can be fed lunch sitting upright.Which of the following statements made by the ancillary personnel assigned this task reflects the best understanding of the implementation of this transfer?

The nurse recognizes that the older adult patient's tendency to take smaller steps with feet kept closer together will most likely result in which one of the following?

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

Which of the following is the best information the nurse can teach the patient about hypertension and exercise?

The nurse is helping the patient to walk.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

When applying ice to a soft tissue injury,the nurse instructs the patient that the ice is to remain in place no longer than which of the following times?

Which of the following assessment questions is most likely to elicit pertinent information regarding the patient's expectations of the outcomes of a regular exercise program?

To promote resistive isometric exercise,the nurse helps the patient on bed rest by encouraging which one of the following?

Who coordinates the efforts of a lift team when moving a patient?

Approximately what percentage of Canadian teenagers are accumulating enough daily activity to meet the international guidelines for optimal growth and development?

A patient who is confined to a wheelchair is encouraged to engage in resistive isometric exercises to increase muscle strength and decrease the development of pressure ulcers.Which of the following is the most appropriate example of such an exercise for this patient?

The nurse uses balance to maintain proper body alignment and posture by using which of the following techniques?

Exercise is a physical activity that helps condition the body,improve health,and maintain fitness.The nurse knows that which of the following is also an effect of exercise?

During a musculoskeletal assessment of a 20-month-old toddler,which of the following does the nurse expect to observe?

The nurse encourages a diabetic patient not dependent on insulin to engage in a regular exercise program primarily for which of the following reasons?