Quiz: Providing Range-of-Motion Exercises

The nurse observes a client independently move all the joints through their normal motions. Which range of motion has the client demonstrated?

Active range of motion

The nurse is helping a client with musculoskeletal alterations to perform range-of-motion exercises. In what order would the nurse perform the exercises for the client?

From the head and down one side of the body at a time.

The nurse moves a client's leg laterally away from the client's body and then crosses it over the other leg. What joint or muscle is the nurse exercising?

Hip

What motion is being provided for the shoulder when the nurse raises a client's arm at the side until the upper arm is in line with the shoulder, bends the elbow at a 90-degree angle, moves the forearm upward and downward, and returns the arm to the side?

Rotation

The nurse is assisting with range-of-motion exercises for a client who is on bed rest following surgery. How often would the nurse perform each range-of-motion exercise?

Two to five times.

The nurse is helping a client perform range-of-motion exercises on the hand and fingers. Which exercise would be performed first?

Flex the hand down and backward and relax.

The nurse is teaching a client how to perform range-of-motion exercises on the toes. What motions would be accomplished by curling the toes downward, spreading the toes apart, and then bringing them together?

Flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.

The nurse is instructing a client to perform range-of-motion exercises on the head. Which statement accurately describes a recommended movement?

Move the chin down to rest on the chest.