The nurse is assessing a patient who complains of numbness and tingling in the hands. When the patient bends the wrist downward and presses the backs of the hands together, there is numbness and tingling in the wrists and fingers
Which of the following should the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing? 1. Carpel tunnel syndrome
2. Arthritis
3. Dislocation
4. Fracture
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Rationale: The nurse has the patient perform the Phalen's test that is used to help diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome. Numbness, tingling, and pain in the wrist and fingers would suggest the patient is experiencing carpel tunnel syndrome. The maneuver the nurse had the patient perform is not used to help diagnose arthritis, dislocation, or a fracture of the wrist.
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