The nurse assesses the adult patient's spine. Which expected finding does the nurse identify about the patient's alignment and posture?
a. Upper spine bent slightly
b. Spine in straight alignment
c. Slumping to nondominant side
d. Dominant side of patient favored
B
The anterior-posterior alignment of the spine should be a straight line from the skull to the sacrum. The other findings would be unexpected. An excessive thoracic curvature is kyphosis, which is common with vertebral compression fractures of the thoracic spine. Slumping to the nondominant side and favoring the dominant side are abnormal findings, indicating muscular weakness or abnormal spine alignment.
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