The nurse correctly teaches the patient to rise from a chair using crutches when the following interventions are used:
a. Patient starts from the back of the chair.
b. The weak leg is closest to the chair.
c. The hand on the strong side holds the handbar of the crutch.
d. The strong leg is closest to the chair.
ANS: D
The patient's strongest leg should be close to the chair. The patient's hand on the weak side holds the handbar of the crutches, and the hand on the patient's strong side holds onto the armrest of the chair. The patient moves to the front edge of the chair.
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