Which Technique Does a Nurse Use to Assess Hip Location

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which technique does a nurse use to assess hip location of a newborn?

• A) With newborn's knees flexed, the nurse adducts the legs, then abducts them, moving the knees apart and down to touch the table.
• B) With the newborn supine, the nurse flexes and extends the hips, and then passively moves each leg through internal and external rotation.
• C) The nurse holds the newborn in a vertical position with the feet flat on the table and palpates each hip for location.
• D) With the newborn supine, the nurse measures the length of each leg from the trochanter to the lateral malleolus (ankle).

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Definitions:

Denominator Activity

The level of activity used to compute a predetermined overhead rate, representing the total amount of absorption base that is expected to be utilized.

Efficiency Variances

Refers to the differences between the actual and standard costs attributable to efficiency in using resources, often analyzed in labor and variable overhead.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to assign manufacturing overhead costs to individual units of production, based on a chosen activity base.

Denominator Level

In cost accounting, it refers to the standard quantity or activity used in calculating the predetermined overhead rate.