A resident with advanced Parkinson's disease stays in his wheelchair all day because it is too tiring to walk and he is fearful of falling. In order to increase mobility, the best intervention would be to:
a. instruct the resident in crutch walking.
b. assist the resident to walk in the hallway with a gait belt.
c. encourage the resident to rock back and forth in his wheelchair to off load weight.
d. arrange for a walking cane.
B
Walking is the best exercise to prevent problems associated with immobility. The gait belt will make the resident more secure. Canes and crutches do not diminish the weakness or the fear of falling.
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