You Are Instructing a Patient About Wheelchair Propulsion in a Nursing

question 10

Multiple Choice

You are instructing a patient about wheelchair propulsion in a nursing home setting. Assuming that the patient has adequate strength and range of motion, what instructions should you give the patient for the most efficient forward propulsion using both hands?

• A) Place one arm behind you and one slightly in front of you (at the 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock positions on the pushrims).
• B) Place both arms behind you (at approximately the 10 o'clock position on the pushrims).
• C) Push the pushrims forward with long strokes, releasing them at about the 4 o'clock position on the pushrims.
• D) Push the pushrims forward with short, quick strokes.

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