The nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day post total hip replacement.The nurse is instructing the client about how to perform quadriceps-setting exercises correctly.Which direction does the nurse provide to the client?

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Quadriceps-setting exercises are done by straightening the leg as much as possible by attempting to push the back of the knees into the mattress.The other exercises may be performed by the client as tolerated,but these items do not describe quadriceps-setting exercises.

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