The nurse wants to encourage an older female adult who lost her balance and fell to include daily exercise as a means of improving her balance and strength. What recommendation and intervention according to the RNAO Best Practice Guideline (BPG) : Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult is appropriate for the older adult?
A) Tell the older adult to use an assistive device until her balance and strength improve.
B) Implement a multifactorial fall prevention intervention to prevent future falls.
C) Help the older adult to learn how to exercise the core group of muscles.
D) Instruct the older adult to enroll in an exercise program for eight weeks.
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