When a nurse asks a patient to place the right arm behind the back, so that the back of the hand is touching the lower spine, the nurse is testing for which range of motion?

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Internal rotation and adduction of the shoulder is tested by this maneuver. Pronation of the elbow is tested by pronating the palm on a flat surface. Hyperextension of the elbow is not a motion of the elbow. External rotation and abduction of the shoulder is tested by asking the patient to place the hand behind the head.

When a Nurse Asks a Patient to Place the Right