A patient with a fractured right tibia has a long leg cast applied and has been taught crutch walking with no weight bearing on his affected leg.The nurse determines that the patient is prepared to ambulate independently with the crutches on observing the patient do which of the following actions?
A) Advancing the crutches together and swinging the body past the crutches
B) Advancing the right leg and both crutches together and then advancing the left leg
C) Advancing the left crutch with the right leg and then the right crutch with the left leg
D) Advancing the left crutch,then the left leg,and then the right crutch followed by the right leg
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