A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with an Order

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with an order for non-weight-bearing to the left leg. Which of the following would indicate that the patient is using the correct crutch gait?

• A) The patient moves one foot and the opposite crutch forward at the same time.
• B) The patient moves the first crutch forward and then the opposite foot forward.
• C) The patient moves both crutches and the nonaffected foot forward at the same time.
• D) The patient moves both crutches forward at the same time and then swings both feet forward.

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