When educating a student nurse about how to correctly logroll a patient, a nursing instructor recognizes that additional teaching is necessary when the student nurse states:
1. "I will count to three before the move occurs."
2. "I will ask two people to help me logroll a patient."
3. "I will stand at the patient's feet and control the turn."
4. "I will ensure that staff members turn the patient as one unit."
ANS: 3
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