The daughter of an older adult asks the home health nurse for advice in selecting a cane for her 80-year-old mother who has an unsteady gait. The cane that would be least appropriate would be a:
a. wooden cane with rubber tip.
b. four-footed cane with a rubber grip.
c. clear acrylic cane with a nonslip tip.
d. colorful carved cane with a wooden tip.
ANS: D
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