Multiple Choice
The nurse assesses a client with hyperparathyroidism who had a parathyroidectomy 4 hours ago. Which assessment technique should the nurse use to check for complications in this client?
A) Ask client to place backs of the hands against each other to provide hyperflexion of the wrist while the elbows remain flexed
B) Instruct client to lie down and run the heel of one foot down the shin of the other leg
C) Perform Romberg test by asking the client to stand with eyes closed and feet together
D) Place blood pressure (BP) cuff on arm, inflate to pressure > than systolic BP, and hold in place for 3 minutes
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