The Patient for Whom Passive Range of Motion Exercises Would

question 26

Multiple Choice

The patient for whom passive range of motion exercises would be most beneficial would be the:

• A) 66-year-old patient with loss of mobility related to a recent cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
• B) 72-year-old patient with chronic dementia who alternately sits in his wheelchair and wanders around the unit.
• C) 80-year-old patient with chronic lung disease who can breathe only when he is sitting in a tripod position.
• D) 94-year-old patient with increasing fatigue and weight loss who needs assistance to ambulate.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobe

The region of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Sleep Duration

The total amount of time spent sleeping, including all stages of sleep, within a 24-hour period.

Somniloquy

The act of talking during sleep, commonly referred to as sleep talking.

Somnambulism

A sleep disorder causing people to walk or perform other complex behaviors while asleep.