NSG 3023 CHAPTER 36 QUIZ Chapter 36: Immobility Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An elderly patient was admitted to the hospital after falling in the nursing... home. The patient has a fractured right femur and is awaiting surgery. The surgeon orders bed rest. The patient asks the nurse what this means. What is the nurse’s best explanation? a. “You are to be immobile.” b. “You cannot move.” c. “You need restraints.” d. “You have to remain in bed.” The patient is recovering from a cerebrovascular accident (stroke). The patient is having problems with balance and coordination. The patient asks the nurse what part of the brain has been damaged. How should the nurse respond? a. The hypothalamus has been damaged. b. The cerebellum has been damaged. c. The thalamus has been damaged. d. The medulla oblongata has been damaged. A student nurse is caring for a young adult patient who is immobile with a back injury. On auscultation, the student nurse hears rhonchi in the lower lobes. The student nurse reports this symptom because the patient is developing which complication? a. Increased lung expansion b. Hypostatic pneumonia c. Aspiration pneumonia d. Increased diuresis [Show More]
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