A Nurse Assesses a Client with a Rotator Cuff Injury

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse assesses a client with a rotator cuff injury.Which finding should the nurse expect to assess?

• A) Inability to maintain adduction of the affected arm for more than 30 seconds
• B) Shoulder pain that is relieved with overhead stretches and at night
• C) Inability to initiate or maintain abduction of the affected arm at the shoulder
• D) Referred pain to the shoulder and arm opposite the affected shoulder

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