Your Patient Is a 17-Year-Old Boy Who Is in the Intensive

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your patient is a 17-year-old boy who is in the intensive care unit after a severe motorcycle crash. You have orders to begin passive range of motion exercises with him, and you want to teach his family, who are with the patient most of the time, how to perform them. What information regarding passive range of motion for the patient is important to share with the family?

• A) Passive range of motion exercises will help maintain the patient's strength.
• B) Passive range of motion activity will help maintain the patient's range of motion for functional activities.
• C) Passive range of motion exercises will improve the patient's proprioception.
• D) Passive range of motion activity will prevent pressure ulcers from developing.

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Definitions:

Incus

Also known as the anvil, it is one of the three small bones in the middle ear that helps to transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

Cochlear Nerve

A nerve responsible for transmitting auditory information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.

Basilar Membrane

A membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear that vibrates in response to sound, helping to transmit sound waves to the auditory nerves.