The patient for whom passive range of motion exercises would be most beneficial would be the:
A) 66-year-old patient with loss of mobility related to a recent cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
B) 72-year-old patient with chronic dementia who alternately sits in his wheelchair and wanders around the unit.
C) 80-year-old patient with chronic lung disease who can breathe only when he is sitting in a tripod position.
D) 94-year-old patient with increasing fatigue and weight loss who needs assistance to ambulate.

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A patient with a recent CVA is unable to independently change position or move the affected side. The patient may regain use of motor functions lost, so it is very important to prevent loss of muscle strength, contractures, and pressure ulcers.

The Patient for Whom Passive Range of Motion Exercises Would