The healthcare provider prescribes partial weight bearing of the left leg for the postoperative patient. Which instruction should the nurse include in patient teaching?
a. Prevent the left leg from touching the floor at all times.
b. Rest the left leg gently on the floor to stand with crutches.
c. Distribute weight equally to each leg while crutch walking.
d. Step with the left leg first to ascend the stairway with crutches.
B
The nurse instructs the patient 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 affected leg. Equal distribu-tion of weight is weight-bearing activity, and this is contraindicated for the patient. The patient steps with the unaffected leg first to provide a stable method for ascending stairs.
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