The nurse teaching a patient with a long leg cast how to use crutches properly while descending a staircase should tell the patient to:
A) Advance both legs first.
B) Advance the unaffected leg first.
C) Advance the affected leg first.
D) Advance both crutches first.
Ans: D
Feedback: To walk down a flight of stairs, body weight is first transferred to the unaffected leg. Both crutches are then advanced to the stair below. Body weight is transferred to the crutches as the affected leg descends. The unaffected leg is then brought down to the next step, so that both legs and crutches are all on the same step. The procedure is repeated for each step.
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