When Performing Preoperative Teaching for a Patient Who Is Scheduled

When performing preoperative teaching for a patient who is scheduled for an ORIF of a left intertrochanteric hip fracture,what should the nurse inform the patient about regarding the expected outcome of this surgery?

A) Restriction of activity to bed rest and sitting in a chair
B) Confinement in bed with skeletal traction applied to the distal part of her femur
C) Early ambulation with the use of an assistive device,such as a walker or crutches
D) The ability to ambulate several days after surgery with full weight bearing on the affected limb