The nurse excitedly tells the patient about the myoelectrically controlled prosthesis, the movement of which is controlled by:
1. the patient's muscle movement and the prosthesis.
2. battery-operated muscles implanted in the prosthesis.
3. motion-sensing mechanism that swings the prosthesis forward.
4. internal computer chip in the prosthesis.
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A patient's muscle movement and the prosthesis control movement with a myoelectrically controlled prosthesis.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation REF: 936, Figure 43-2
OBJ: 3 TOP: Prostheses KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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