The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to internally rotate the shoulders. Which direction would the nurse provide?
1. "Place your hands behind your lower back.".
2. "Raise your arms to shoulder level.".
3. "Place both your hands behind your neck with your elbows out to the side.".
4. "Raise your arms above your head with your palms facing each other.".
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Rationale 1: To follow this instruction, the patient internally rotates the shoulders.
Rationale 2: This motion tests abduction.
Rationale 3: This motion requires external rotation.
Rationale 4: This motion tests adduction.
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