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+# Test dofs_per_node function
+
+@testset "dofs_per_node" begin
+    kernel = create_test_kernel()
+
+    # Test that it returns 3 for 3D displacement field
+    @test dofs_per_node(kernel) == 3
+
+    # Test zero allocations
+    allocs = @allocated dofs_per_node(kernel)
+    @test allocs == 0
+end