A Nurse Delegates the Task of Assisting Patients with Ambulation

question 33

Multiple Choice

A nurse delegates the task of assisting patients with ambulation to a student nurse. The nurse intervenes when observing the student

• A) Instructing the patient to move from supine to standing positions in stages.
• B) Assisting the patient to a dangling position with his or her feet firmly on the floor.
• C) Holding the transfer belt loosely near the patient's body while ambulating.
• D) Raising the head of the bed and assisting the patient with sitting on the side of the bed.

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