A nurse is assisting a client with range-of-motion exercises of the shoulders. Which of the following terms should the nurse use when documenting the client raising his arm from his side to above his head?

A patient has just had a leg cast applied with plaster of Paris. The nurse can best reduce the incidence of edema by:

A certified nursing assistant (CNA) is assisting a patient into a wheelchair. The nurse intervenes if the CNA has:

Mr. Milby is a 69-year-old patient who underwent a total knee replacement 3 days ago. The orders fro the continuous passive motion (CPM) machine are to set it at 45 degrees of flexion and 0 degrees of extension for Mr. Milby.
Select all the options that need to be reported to the responsible nurse.

The nurse is aware that the maximum weight that can be applied with a skin traction is

A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who has had some bone density loss. The nurse observes excessive forward curvature of the thoracic spine. The nurse should document this finding using which of the following terminology?

A nurse is assisting a client with range-of-motion exercises of the neck. Which of the following terms should the nurse use when documenting the client touching her chin to her chest?

The nurse placing a patient following knee replacement surgery into a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine has the responsibility to:

An anxious patient in skeletal traction is distressed by the clear fluid drainage that is oozing from the pin sites. The nurse's best intervention would be to:

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 of the hip?

A nurse is assisting a client who has received crutches in an urgent care center following a foot injury. Which of the following statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client needs further reinforcement of teaching?