The nurse is performing passive range-of-joint motion exercises on a semiconscious client and meets resistance while attempting to extend the right elbow more than 45 degrees. What is the nurse's best action?
A. Splint the joint and continue the passive range of motion to the shoulder only.
B. Progressively increase the joint motion 5 degrees beyond the resistance each day.
C. Apply weights to the right distal extremity before initiating any joint exercise.
D. Move the joint only to the point at which resistance is met.
D
Moving a joint beyond the point at which either the client feels pain or resistance is met can damage the joint.
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