The nurse determines that a patient has pain when turning the hand palm down and then palm up. Which documentation is appropriate? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Pain on forearm supination
2. Cannot extend hand without pain
3. Pain on circumduction of the forearm
4. Pain on pronation of the hand
5. Unable to circumduct the forearm
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Rationale 1: Supination means facing upward and in this scenario describes the position of the forearm when the hand turns to the palm-up position.
Rationale 2: Extension means straightening a joint. The patient is not extending the hand in this assessment.
Rationale 3: Circumduction indicates a circular motion from a joint, in this case the elbow.
Rationale 4: Pronation means facing downward. The patient experiences pain when pronating the hand.
Rationale 5: Circumduction is moving the entire limb in a circular motion, as from the shoulder. The patient is not circumducting the arm in this assessment.
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