A person living at the nursing center needs passive range-of-motion (ROM) exercise. You are the CNA assigned to the person. The nurse communicates to you that the person has restricted movement to the right hip. How will the restriction change the ROM exercise for this person?
What will be an ideal response?
ROM exercise is performed with from head to toe. The neck, arms, and legs are exercised. All joints are moved with support and never to the point of pain. Each ROM repetition is 3 to 5 cycles. ROM exercise includes all areas of the body, but with this person, do not perform flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction of the right hip.
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