The provider prescribes partial weight bearing of the left leg for the postoperative client. Which instruction does the nurse include in client teaching?
1. Prevent the left leg from touching the floor at all times.
2. Rest the left leg gently on the floor to stand with crutches.
3. Distribute weight equally to each leg while crutch walking.
4. Step with the left leg first to ascend stairway with crutches.
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2. The nurse instructs the client to rest the left leg on the floor without applying any weight to it when standing with the crutches to avoid full weight bearing on the af-fected leg.
1. The client complies with non-weight-bearing activity by resting the left leg on the floor; avoiding complete contact with the floor is unnecessary.
3. Equal distribution of weight is weight-bearing activity and this is contraindicated for the client.
4. The client steps with the unaffected leg first to provide a stable method for as-cending stairs.
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