A nurse is teaching a client about active range-of-motion (ROM) exercises. The nurse then watches the client demonstrate these principles. The nurse would evaluate that teaching was successful when the client does which of the following?
a. Exercises past the point of resistance.
b. Performs each exercise one time.
c. Performs each series of exercises once a day.
d. Uses the same sequence during each exercise session.
Ans: d. Uses the same sequence during each exercise session.
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