When performing a musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse knows that the correct approach for the examination should be:
a. Proximal to distal.
b. Distal to proximal.
c. Posterior to anterior.
d. Anterior to posterior.
ANS: A
The musculoskeletal assessment should be performed in an orderly approach, head to toe, proximal to distal, from the midline outward. The other options are not correct.
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