A nurse instructs a nursing assistant about the proper use of a gait belt and is observing a return demonstration. What action by the nursing assistant should cause the nurse to intervene?
a. Nursing assistant is walking on the patient's strong side
b. Nursing assistant is walking to the side of the patient
c. Nursing assistant is securing the gait belt securely around the patient's waist
d. Nursing assistant is grasping the handles of the gait belt while the patient ambulates
ANS: A
A gait belt should be securely applied around the patient's waist. It has handles attached for the nurse to grasp while the patient ambulates. The nurse should walk on the patient's weaker side so that assistance may be given if the patient starts to fall.
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