Rehabilitation Concepts for Chronic and Disabling Health Problems

A nurse performs passive range-of-motion exercises on a semiconscious client and meets resistance while attempting to extend the right elbow more than 45 degrees. Which action should the nurse take next?

A. Splint the joint and continue passive range of motion to the shoulder only.

B. A passive range of motion to the right elbow and the right knee back to the right.

C. Apply weights to the right distal extremity before initiating any joint exercise.

D. Continue to move the joint only to the point at which resistance is met.

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