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A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized and is performing active range
of motion exercises. Which of the following body movements should indicate to the
nurse that the client has full range of motion of the shoulder - Answer - ✔ Flexing the
shoulder by raising the arm from a side position to a 180 angle
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for knee length ant embolic
stockings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer - ✔ Measure
the clients calf circumference and leg length from heel to knee
A nurse stands facing a client to demonstrate active range of motion exercises. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take to demonstrate hyperextension - Answer -
✔ Move their leg behind their body
A nurse is assisting in the ambulation of a client who becomes light-headed and begins
to fall. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer - ✔ Extend one
leg and allow the client to slide down the leg to the floor
A nurse is preparing to transfer a client who has left-sided weakness from the bed to a
chair. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates correct transfer
technique - Answer - ✔ Aligning the nurses knees with the clients knees just before the
transfer
A nurse in an emergency department is providing discharge teaching to a client who
has a knee injury and will be using a pair of axillary crutches for the first time. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answer - ✔ Hold the crutches on
the unaffected side when preparing to sit in a chair
A nurse is observing an AP who is using a mechanical lift with a hammock sling to
transfer a patient from the bed to the chair. For which of the following actions by the AP
should the nurse intervene - Answer - ✔ Leaves the bed in the lowest position
throughout the procedure