The nurse is assessing a client for lateral flexion. To complete this assessment, the nurse would:
a. rest the client's chin on the chest.
b. ask the client to push out the lower jaw.
c. move the client's head in order to touch the ear to the shoulder.
d. raise the client's straight arm forward to a position above the head.
ANS: C
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d. It's when someone gets really drunk but still seems conscious and active, but they won't remember anything the next day
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