Ambulate means to

Ambulate means to

• A. to rest
• B. to walk
• C. to heal
• D. to eat

Answer: (B)

Ambulation means moving about on foot, i.e., walking. This term is used in care plans to describe the act of a patient walking or being able to walk, with or without assistance. It’s central to mobility goals and helps prevent complications like deep vein thrombosis and pneumonia after illness or surgery. The other tasks listed do not describe movement by walking: resting means staying still, healing is the recovery process, and eating is taking in food.

Ambulation means moving about on foot, i.e., walking. This term is used in care plans to describe the act of a patient walking or being able to walk, with or without assistance. It’s central to mobility goals and helps prevent complications like deep vein thrombosis and pneumonia after illness or surgery. The other tasks listed do not describe movement by walking: resting means staying still, healing is the recovery process, and eating is taking in food.