A nurse is weighing and measuring a client with severe kyphosis. What is the best method to obtain this client's height?
a. Add the trunk and leg measurements.
b. Ask the client how tall he or she is.
c. Estimate by measuring clothing.
d. Use knee-height calipers.
ANS: D
A sliding blade knee-height caliper is used to obtain the height of a client who cannot stand upright, such as those with kyphosis or lower extremity contractures. The other methods will not yield accurate data.
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