A nurse is educating a patient who needs stability about how to use the crutches that have been ordered. The use of the technique the nurse is teaching requires weight bearing on both legs
Each leg is moved alternately with each opposing crutch so that three points of support are on the floor at all times. The term for this gait is the __________ gait. A. four-point
B. three-point
C. two-point
D. two-point alternating
A
Four-point alternating or four-point gait gives stability to the patient but requires weight bearing on both legs. Each leg is moved alternately with each opposing crutch so that three points of support are on the floor at all times.
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1. "Your usual prescription drug is too expensive, so I substituted it with a generic one." 2. "There is no difference between this drug and the one you usually get." 3. "Our state allows me to substitute a generic drug when the prescription calls for a brand-name drug." 4. "Don't worry. Can you see that the generic ingredients are exactly the same?" 5. "This medication is a generic form of your other medication. That is why it looks different. But it has the same ingredients and should work the same way."
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a. Insomnia b. Comfort c. Rest d. Sleep
MC The nurse was caring for a client who had a significant cardiac history. The client died from a myocardial infarction during a hurricane. This is an example of what type of disaster death?
A. Coincidental B. Disaster-related natural C. Indirect D. Direct
While assessing the fundus of a multiparous client on the first postpartum day, the nurse performs hand washing and dons clean gloves. Which of the following should the nurse do next?
a. place the non-dominant hand above the symphysis pubis and the dominant hand at the umbilicus b. ask the client to assume a side-lying position with the knees flexed c. perform massage vigorously at the level of the umbilicus if the fundus feels boggy d. place the client on a bedpan in case the uterine palpation stimulates the client to void