The Patient Is Postoperative Day 1 After Surgery on the Right

question 2

Multiple Choice

The patient is postoperative day 1 after surgery on the right knee and is to begin to walking with crutches using the three-point gait.Which action by the patient indicates the nurse needs to review the teaching?

• A) Moves the right crutch first, left crutch second, and right leg last.
• B) Begins in the tripod position and bears all weight on the left leg.
• C) Slips three fingerbreadths between the crutch padding and the patient's axilla.
• D) Flexes elbows at approximately 20 degrees while walking with crutches.

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