ROM Quiz: Can You Mobilize Safely?

1. A patient reports pain during active range of motion exercises. What is the most appropriate nursing action?

Stop the exercise and report to the provider

Continue and encourage the patient to tolerate discomfort

Switch to passive range of motion

Apply heat and retry immediately

2. When performing passive range of motion, the nurse supports the patient's limb and moves it without patient effort. True or False?

True

False

3. Which intervention is most effective for preventing pressure ulcers in immobile patients?

Daily passive ROM only

Frequent repositioning and skin assessment

Continuous bedrest to reduce friction

Massage over bony prominences

4. Which gait assistive device provides the most stability for a patient with severe balance impairment?

Single-point cane

Walker

Quad cane

Crutches

5. Which position best prevents contractures in a patient with limited mobility?

Prone position only

Supine position only

Frequent position changes with proper alignment

Trendelenburg position

6. For a patient with limited mobility, how often should passive or active range of motion exercises be performed?

Once daily

Two to three times daily

Once weekly

Only if the patient requests it

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8. Which type of joint movement involves rotating a bone around its own axis?

Circumduction

Rotation

Abduction

Eversion

9. What is the normal range of motion for shoulder abduction in degrees?

0–90°

0–120°

0–180°

0–45°

10. Which assessment tool measures a patient's ability to walk and balance?

Timed Up and Go (TUG) test

Glasgow Coma Scale

Braden Scale

NIHSS

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13. A patient has limited ankle dorsiflexion. Which movement restriction does this represent?

Inability to point toes downward

Inability to lift toes upward

Inability to turn sole inward

Inability to turn sole outward

14. Which of the following are contraindications to passive range of motion? Select all that apply.

Recent joint surgery

Acute inflammation or infection

Severe pain with movement

Patient age over 65 years

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16. Which statement about ambulation safety is correct? Select all that apply.

Remove all obstacles from the patient's path

Use a gait belt for high-risk patients

Encourage fast walking to build strength quickly

Ensure adequate lighting in the hallway

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ROM Quiz: Can You Mobilize Safely?

1. A patient reports pain during active range of motion exercises. What is the most appropriate nursing action?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. When performing passive range of motion, the nurse supports the patient's limb and moves it without patient effort. True or False?

3. Which intervention is most effective for preventing pressure ulcers in immobile patients?

4. Which gait assistive device provides the most stability for a patient with severe balance impairment?

5. Which position best prevents contractures in a patient with limited mobility?

6. For a patient with limited mobility, how often should passive or active range of motion exercises be performed?

7. The term for outward rotation of the foot at the ankle is ____.

8. Which type of joint movement involves rotating a bone around its own axis?

9. What is the normal range of motion for shoulder abduction in degrees?

10. Which assessment tool measures a patient's ability to walk and balance?

11. During ambulation training, a patient uses a cane on the affected side. The cane should be held in the hand ____ to the affected leg.

12. A patient has hyperextension of the knee. This means the knee bends ____ normal extension.

13. A patient has limited ankle dorsiflexion. Which movement restriction does this represent?

14. Which of the following are contraindications to passive range of motion? Select all that apply.

15. The normal range of hip abduction is approximately ____ degrees.

16. Which statement about ambulation safety is correct? Select all that apply.

17. A patient cannot perform internal rotation of the shoulder. The nurse documents this as a limitation in ____ rotation.

18. Safe patient handling requires using mechanical lifts for patients weighing over ____ pounds.

19. When assessing gait, a nurse observes the patient's base of support. A normal base of support measures approximately ____ inches.

20. Flexion of the elbow is limited by a contracture. The nurse should document the range as ____ degrees if the patient cannot fully extend the arm.