While conducting a physical assessment, the patient walks to the door of the examination room and the nurse is watching the patient switch weight on the feet. The nurse is assessing ___________ of the patient's musculoskeletal status
1. Second-phase gait
2. First-phase gait
3. Hip flexion
4. Knee extension
Second-phase gait
Rationale: The assessment of gait has two phases. The first phase is the stance of gait and occurs when the foot is on the ground and the patient is bearing weight or walking on the foot. The second phase is the swing phase and occurs when the patient moves the foot forward and is not bearing weight. This is the phase the nurse is observing. Hip flexion and knee extension are not assessed with walking.
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