Assistive Devices for Ambulation Quiz
Platform - ✔✔What type of crutches should be used for patients who cannot grasp
handles or bear their weight on their hands?
Single-tipped canes - ✔✔Which type of cane provides patients with the minimum
amount of stability and support?
Rolling - ✔✔Which type of walker is used for patients who cannot pick up a walker to
move it forward?
The handlebars of walkers should be level with the patient's hips. - ✔✔Which of the
following is true?
The unaffected side of the body - ✔✔On which side of the body should patients use
canes?
By lifting it - ✔✔How should patients move a standard walker?
The unaffected leg - ✔✔When using assistive devices to ambulate, on which leg
should patients bear weight?
Low heel and non-skid soles - ✔✔Which of the following describes the type of shoes
patients should use when ambulating?
Weight support - ✔✔What do crutches give patients?
Walkers - ✔✔Which assistive device provides patients with the most stability and
support?
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