The nurse, who is caring for a 73-year-old female client who has been hospitalized with a stroke, instructs the client's daughter to continue to do passive range-of-motion exercises with her mother on her affected side to prevent contractures
The nurse explains to the daughter that this is very important in an immobile older adult client because contractures can form how quickly? a. Within eight hours
b. Within 24 hours
c. Within one week
d. Within one month
A
Disuse, atrophy, and shortening of the muscle fibres cause joint contractures. When a contracture occurs, the joint cannot obtain full range of motion (ROM). Contractures sometimes leave a joint or joints in a nonfunctional position, as seen in clients who are permanently curled in a fetal po-sition. Early prevention of contractures is key; they can begin to form after only eight hours of immobility in the older adult client.
Disuse atrophy can occur in eight hours, not 24 hours.
Disuse atrophy can occur in eight hours, not one week.
Disuse atrophy can occur in eight hours not one month.
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