A Student Nurse Is Instructing a Patient Restricted to Partial

question 14

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is instructing a patient restricted to partial weight-bearing on the safe use of crutches. A nurse intervenes when she hears the student say:

• A) "If the knee is flexed and the foot is held behind the crutches, it can affect your balance, causing you to fall backward."
• B) "Since you are able to bear partial weight on the affected limb, you should use a two-point gait."
• C) "Bearing weight on the axilla can cause compression of nerves and can lead to nerve damage affecting the arm and hand."
• D) "When walking upstairs on crutches, you should place the affected leg on the step, then move up the crutches and the unaffected leg."
• Multiple Response
• Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

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Definitions:

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