NURS 306 Exam #2 Questions with Complete Solutions

•What is active ROM? Passive? Correct Answer-active: pt is performing ROM without help passive: pt needs assistance from nurse in ROM •How do we grade muscle strength? Correct Answer-0-5 The musculoskeletal assessment requires a patient to perform multiple exercises for identifying health status of this system. To test trapezius muscle strength, the nurse should ask the patient to: A.Shrug his shoulders against resistance B.Lift his knee against resistance C.Hyperextend his leg without resistance D.Touch his toes from the standing position Correct Answer-a While testing the patient's muscle strength, the nurse finds that the patient can flex the arms when no resistance is applied but is unable to flex when the nurse applies light resistance. The nurse should document the patient's muscle strength as level A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 Correct Answer-c