A patient is not able to perform rapid alternating movements such as patting her knees rapidly.The nurse should document this as:

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Slow clumsy movements and the inability to perform rapid alternating movements occur with cerebellar disease.The condition is termed dysdiadochokinesia.Ataxia is uncoordinated or unsteady gait.Astereognosis is the inability to identify an object by feeling it.Kinesthesia is the person's ability to perceive passive movement of the extremities,or the loss of position sense.

A Patient Is Not Able to Perform Rapid Alternating Movements