HESI PN - Mobility Exam Review-
Questions With Complete Solutions
What term is used to describe the direction or prevention of disorder of body
function that is used in locomotion? Correct Ans - orthopedics
What function of the skeletal system is essential to all other cells and tissues?
Correct Ans - producing blood cells
A patient with severe osteoarthritis is having a surgical hip replacement that
is possible because the hip join found in the hip is? Correct Ans - ball
and socket
A nurse is teach an older adult about activity. What information should be
included in the teaching? Correct Ans - importance of regular exercise
Charles Yu is a 15 year old pt who is complaining of left ankle pain from being
tackled while playing football. He's asking the nurse what tests needs to be
done to determine if its a sprain or a break? Correct Ans - xray
The nurse caring for a immobile malnourished patient recognizes the best
treatment to protect the patients integument is to? Correct Ans -
turning the patient every 2 hours
Which of the following patients would you expect to have decreased activity?
Correct Ans - a) 80 years old
b) obese
Which of the following posture deformities might be assessed in a teenager?
Correct Ans - scoliosis
A nurse is assessing the muscles of an older adult what would be assessed?
Correct Ans - mass, tone, strength
A 32 year old male construction work presents to the ER with complaints of
headache, abdominal cramps, nausea, light headiness and extreme fatigue.
The patient states that he started feeling ill at the job. the nurse gathered the
, following data: temp 99.8, pulse 96, RR 30, BP 136/72. The patients skin is
cold and clammy, and the patient is having difficulty answering questions. He
tells the nurse he is never sick and he's never been in the hospital. What
additional information would help determine if he is experiencing heat
exhaustion or hyperthermia? Correct Ans - the type of work he is
doing, his food and fluid intake, and the environmental temperature
What term is used to document impaired muscle strength or weakness?
Correct Ans - Paresis
The nurse is helping a patient to perform leg exercises after surgery to
prevent phlebitis, what type of muscle is the patient using to do these
exercises? Correct Ans - skeletal
What body system benefits the most from aerobic exercises? Correct Ans
- cardiovascular system
What action is most important in limiting the nurses risk of back injuries?
Correct Ans - good body mechanics at all times.
The nurse is instructing the patient about the need to replace fluid before
during and after exercise in order to avoid dehydration. She should teach the
patient the amount of fluids to consume on the basis of? Correct Ans -
the intensity of exercise and the environmental temperature
A nurse is providing home health care for an older woman with severe
osteopororis complications of this disease process should the nurse consider
and the plan of care? Correct Ans - fractures
Bed rest with results in mobility affects the whole body . What is one affect of
the musculoskeletal system? Correct Ans - increased risk for
contractures
A 75 year old woman recently diagnosed with osteoperorsis asked the nurse
to explain her health problems. Which of the following is the correct
explanation, osteoporosis is? Correct Ans - loss of bone density that
increases the risk of fractures
Questions With Complete Solutions
What term is used to describe the direction or prevention of disorder of body
function that is used in locomotion? Correct Ans - orthopedics
What function of the skeletal system is essential to all other cells and tissues?
Correct Ans - producing blood cells
A patient with severe osteoarthritis is having a surgical hip replacement that
is possible because the hip join found in the hip is? Correct Ans - ball
and socket
A nurse is teach an older adult about activity. What information should be
included in the teaching? Correct Ans - importance of regular exercise
Charles Yu is a 15 year old pt who is complaining of left ankle pain from being
tackled while playing football. He's asking the nurse what tests needs to be
done to determine if its a sprain or a break? Correct Ans - xray
The nurse caring for a immobile malnourished patient recognizes the best
treatment to protect the patients integument is to? Correct Ans -
turning the patient every 2 hours
Which of the following patients would you expect to have decreased activity?
Correct Ans - a) 80 years old
b) obese
Which of the following posture deformities might be assessed in a teenager?
Correct Ans - scoliosis
A nurse is assessing the muscles of an older adult what would be assessed?
Correct Ans - mass, tone, strength
A 32 year old male construction work presents to the ER with complaints of
headache, abdominal cramps, nausea, light headiness and extreme fatigue.
The patient states that he started feeling ill at the job. the nurse gathered the
, following data: temp 99.8, pulse 96, RR 30, BP 136/72. The patients skin is
cold and clammy, and the patient is having difficulty answering questions. He
tells the nurse he is never sick and he's never been in the hospital. What
additional information would help determine if he is experiencing heat
exhaustion or hyperthermia? Correct Ans - the type of work he is
doing, his food and fluid intake, and the environmental temperature
What term is used to document impaired muscle strength or weakness?
Correct Ans - Paresis
The nurse is helping a patient to perform leg exercises after surgery to
prevent phlebitis, what type of muscle is the patient using to do these
exercises? Correct Ans - skeletal
What body system benefits the most from aerobic exercises? Correct Ans
- cardiovascular system
What action is most important in limiting the nurses risk of back injuries?
Correct Ans - good body mechanics at all times.
The nurse is instructing the patient about the need to replace fluid before
during and after exercise in order to avoid dehydration. She should teach the
patient the amount of fluids to consume on the basis of? Correct Ans -
the intensity of exercise and the environmental temperature
A nurse is providing home health care for an older woman with severe
osteopororis complications of this disease process should the nurse consider
and the plan of care? Correct Ans - fractures
Bed rest with results in mobility affects the whole body . What is one affect of
the musculoskeletal system? Correct Ans - increased risk for
contractures
A 75 year old woman recently diagnosed with osteoperorsis asked the nurse
to explain her health problems. Which of the following is the correct
explanation, osteoporosis is? Correct Ans - loss of bone density that
increases the risk of fractures
