A nurse is conducting a neurological assessment on an adult client. Using a reflex hammer, the nurse strokes the sole of the client's foot in an upside-down J shape. Which of the following responses would the nurse label as a normal reaction?Cassidy RhodyID: 112703Question 80Select one:1.Plantar flexion of the toes and inversion of the foot2.Dorsiflexion of the toes and inversion of the foot3.Plantar flexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes4.Dorsiflexion flexion of the big toe and fanning of all toe
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A nurse is conducting a neurological assessment on an adult client. Using a reflex hammer, the nurse strokes the sole of the client's foot in an upside-down J shape. Which of the following responses would the nurse label as a normal reaction?Cassidy RhodyID: 112703Question 80Select one:1.Plantar flexion of the toes and inversion of the foot2.Dorsiflexion of the toes and inversion of the foot3.Plantar flexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes4.Dorsiflexion flexion of the big toe and fanning of all toe
Solution
The normal reaction to the stroke of the sole of the foot in an upside-down J shape, also known as the Babinski reflex test, would be Plantar flexion of the toes and inversion of the foot. So, the correct answer is option 1.
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