What technique does the nurse use to test ankle clonus?
A) Strokes the lateral aspect of the sole of the patient's foot from heel to ball with a reflex hammer
B) Supports the patient's knee in flexed position and sharply dorsiflexes the foot and maintains the flexion
C) Plantar flexes the ankle and strikes the appropriate tendon of the ankle with the hammer.
D) Everts the ankle and slowly moves the ankle into plantar flexion and quickly release the foot

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Option B is the correct technique for assessing ankle clonus. Option A is the technique for testing plantar flex or the Babinski reflex. Option C is not a correct technique for testing any reflex. Option D is not a correct technique for testing any reflex.

What Technique Does the Nurse Use to Test Ankle Clonus