HESI: Mobility Questions and Answers

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HESI: Mobility Questions and Answers

| Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A client with a fractured leg is prescribed crutches. Which action shows correct crutch use?

• Supporting body weight on the axilla

✔✔B. Supporting body weight on the hands

• Keeping crutches too far forward
• Walking with both crutches together

A nurse is transferring a client from bed to chair. What is the safest action?

• Pulling the client by the arms
• Standing with feet close together

✔✔C. Using a gait belt for support

• Letting the client hold on to the IV pole

A client with Parkinson’s disease has difficulty initiating movement. Which nursing intervention is best?

• Encourage sudden quick steps 1 / 4

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✔✔B. Suggest rocking side to side before stepping

• Tell the client to walk backward
• Instruct the client to drag feet

A nurse is teaching proper body mechanics. Which statement indicates understanding?✔✔A. "I should bend my knees when lifting."

• "I should twist my back when turning."
• "I should keep objects away from my body."
• "I should lock my knees when standing."

A client is on bedrest. Which intervention prevents foot drop?

• Elevating the legs on pillows

✔✔B. Using a footboard at the end of the bed

• Placing a pillow under the knees
• Encouraging the client to cross legs

A nurse assists a client with hemiplegia to ambulate. Where should the nurse stand?✔✔A. On the affected side, slightly behind 2 / 4

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• On the unaffected side, slightly behind
• Directly in front of the client
• Directly behind the client

A client using a cane asks how to hold it. Which instruction is correct?✔✔A. Hold the cane on the stronger side

• Hold the cane on the weaker side
• Hold the cane in both hands
• Alternate sides with each step

A client is learning to use a walker. Which instruction is correct?✔✔A. Move the walker forward, then step into it

• Step forward first, then move the walker
• Carry the walker slightly off the floor
• Move the walker and both feet together

A nurse is repositioning a client who has a sacral pressure injury. Which position is best?

• Supine with knees bent 3 / 4

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✔✔B. 30-degree lateral position

• High Fowler’s position
• Prone with pillow under hips

Which device helps prevent contractures in a client with limited mobility?✔✔A. Splints

• Abdominal binder
• Sequential compression devices
• Oxygen mask

A client recovering from hip replacement asks how to avoid dislocation. Which instruction is correct?✔✔A. "Do not cross your legs while sitting."

• "Bend your hip beyond 90 degrees when reaching."
• "Sit in low chairs whenever possible."
• "Rotate your leg inward when lying down."

Which finding indicates impaired mobility in a bedridden client?

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