The nurse is instructing the patient on quadriceps and gluteal muscle exercises. The instructions will include:
a. while lying down, straightening the leg and tensing leg muscles while raising heel.
b. flexing the leg and holding it with the hands while pulling the leg back toward the hip.
c. straightening the legs and raising the head.
d. flexing both legs and doing an abdominal crunch up toward the knees.
A
The quad setting exercise is to straighten the leg and tense the leg muscles while raising the heel.
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