Your next patient on the inpatient rehabilitation unit is an 84-year-old woman recovering from a femoral fracture. She has not yet been to the gym for therapy but is planning on getting dressed this morning and going to the gym for exercise. The nurse is assisting her with dressing. The patient's family has brought only dresses from home for her to wear because she does not typically wear pants and has none at her home. What would be the best course of action with this patient?
A) Ask the nurse to assist the patient to put on two gowns so that she does not mess up a dress
B) Ask the nurse to assist the patient to put on scrubs pants, since she does not have any pants of her own
C) Ask the nurse to assist the patient to put on one of her dresses and say you will drape her in the gym
D) Ask the nurse to inform the patient's family that they will need to purchase pants so that she can participate in physical therapy
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