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babymother [125]
1 year ago
6

The nurse is assessing an older adult client who is having difficulty with mobility. assessment reveals that the client has stif

f and awkward muscle movements. the nurse identifies this as?
Medicine
1 answer:
lubasha [3.4K]1 year ago
5 0

The nurse identifies this as spasticity.

<h3>What is nursing assessment?</h3>

Nursing assessment is defined as the systematic and a professional way a nurse uses to gather information about the well being of a patient.

The information that is gathered from the patient may include the following:

  • physiological,

  • psychological,

  • sociological, and

  • spiritual status of the patient.

The assessment that reveals stiff and awkward muscle movement can be identified by the nurse as spasticity.

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