A Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machine Is Being Used with a Client

question 19

Multiple Choice

A continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is being used with a client who has had a hip replacement. The nurse would ensure that the setting for flexion on the device should not exceed which of the following?

• A) 30º
• B) 45º
• C) 60º
• D) 90º

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Definitions:

Standard Deviations

A statistic that quantifies the dispersion or variability of a distribution, measuring how spread out the numbers are from the mean.

Degrees of Freedom

The volume of independent values or figures that may be assigned within a statistical distribution.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variability in the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used to estimate the accuracy of sample means.

Sample Means

The average value obtained from a sample, used as an estimate of the population mean.