The graduate nurse (GN) is reinforcing education on sitting on and standing up from a chair to a client with crutches. Which instruction by the GN would cause the supervising nurse to intervene?

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The graduate nurse (GN) is reinforcing education on sitting on and standing up from a chair to a client with crutches.  Which instruction by the GN would cause the supervising nurse to intervene?

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11ecbb05_cb5f_6559_b433_1313c21725a0_MD0009_00 Clients prescribed crutches after a musculoskeletal injury must understand appropriate device use to facilitate independent ambulation, promote wound healing, and prevent reinjury. When educating a client to rise from sitting, the nurse instructs the client to hold the hand grips of both crutches in the hand on the affected side, move to the chair's edge, and hold the armrest with the hand on the unaffected side (Option A). The client then uses the crutches, armrest, and unaffected leg for support when rising. To sit, the client backs up to the chair and moves both crutches into the hand on the affected side. The client holds the armrest with the other hand and lowers the body. (Option B) To rise from a chair, the client should move to the edge of the chair and flex the unaffected leg for support. (Option C) Before sitting, the client should back up to the chair until the unaffected leg touches the chair seat. (Option D) When standing or sitting, clients should place the hand opposite the injury on the armrest or chair seat for support. Educational objective: When standing or sitting in a chair, clients with crutches should hold both crutches in the hand on the affected side and hold the armrest with the other hand for support. Clients should touch the back of the unaffected leg to the chair before sitting, and should move to the chair edge and rise up with the unaffected leg to stand.

The Graduate Nurse (GN) Is Reinforcing Education on Sitting on and Standing