The Patient Is Postoperative Day 1 After Surgery on the Right

The patient is postoperative day 1 after surgery on the right knee and is to begin to walking with crutches using the three-point gait.Which action by the patient indicates the nurse needs to review the teaching?

A) Moves the right crutch first, left crutch second, and right leg last.
B) Begins in the tripod position and bears all weight on the left leg.
C) Slips three fingerbreadths between the crutch padding and the patient's axilla.
D) Flexes elbows at approximately 20 degrees while walking with crutches.