Allied Health Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Practice Test

Passive Range of Motion is the movement of a joint performed by a caregiver or device, with the patient not actively using their muscles. This technique helps maintain joint flexibility, prevent stiffness and contractures, and preserve circulation when the patient cannot move on their own, such as after surgery or during immobilization. The other options aren’t standard terms for this type of motion, since postoperative motion, progressive range of motion, or passive residual motion don’t describe the method of movement being performed passively by someone else. Active range of motion, by contrast, would involve the patient moving the joint themselves.