A nurse at a health care facility is caring for clients using crutches to ambulate. In which of the following clients would the nurse observe a four-point walking gait?
A) Clients with disabilities such as arthritis or cerebral palsy
B) Clients who have normal coordination and balance
C) Clients with one amputated, injured, or disabled extremity
D) Clients with amputated limbs who are learning to use prosthetic limbs
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The nurse would observe a four-point gait in clients with disabilities such as arthritis or cerebral palsy and who use crutches to ambulate. Clients who have more coordination and balance are more likely to have a two-point gait. A three-point non–weight-bearing gait can be observed in clients with one amputated, injured, or disabled extremity. A client with an amputated limb learning to use prosthesis would have a three-point partial–weight-bearing gait.
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