The registered nurse is evaluating the performance of student nurse performing a valgus stress test on a client whose leg is slightly abducted. Which intervention of the student nurse does the registered nurse correct?

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The correct position for applying valgus stress is at 30 degrees of flexion, not 90 degrees of flexion. Therefore, the student nurse needs to be corrected for applying valgus stress with the knee at 90 degrees of flexion. The other interventions are correct as placing one hand at the lateral aspect of the knee joint and placing the other hand at the medial aspect of the distal tibia are part of the correct steps to perform valgus stress test.

The Registered Nurse Is Evaluating the Performance of Student Nurse