The nurse is performing a musculoskeletal assessment of an elderly client whose mobility has been decreasing in recent months. How should the nurse best assess the client's range of motion (ROM)? Select one: O a. Ask the client to move extremities at the same time through its full range of motion O b. Ask the client to move each extremity through its full range of motion (ROM) against resistance O C. Ask the client to actively move the joint through the same motion shown by the nurse O d. Ask the client to continue movement of joint even if slight pain is felt to reach full range of motion (ROM)

The nurse is performing a musculoskeletal assessment of an elderly client whose mobility has been decreasing in recent months. How should the nurse best assess the client's range of motion (ROM)? Select one: O a. Ask the client to move extremities at the same time through its full range of motion O b. Ask the client to move each extremity through its full range of motion (ROM) against resistance O C. Ask the client to actively move the joint through the same motion shown by the nurse O d. Ask the client to continue movement of joint even if slight pain is felt to reach full range of motion (ROM)

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