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- Complete client prescreening
- Determine whether there is reason the client should not engage in assessment
- Explain the purpose
- Explain the procedure of the assessment
- Have client complete pre-screening exercise; Client prone: single straight-leg extension with each leg, followed by straight-leg extensions with extension of opposite arm.
- If there is discomfort or pain, the test should not be done.
- Ensure client is clear on when the assessment will stop
- Set-up client so that his/her iliac crest is aligned with the edge of the riser
- Instruct client to concentrate on the floor, cross arms on the chest, and assist client to raise his/her torso to 180 degrees
- Client is allowed one warning and re-positioning
- Stop test: pain, fatigue, torso drops below the horizontal (after one warning and adjustment), or 180 s (3 min)
- Record to the nearest 1s
- Determine HBR
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