While assisting a patient with ambulation, you should
A) walk slightly ahead of the patient.
B) teach the patient to take small steps.
C) encourage the patient to lean forward slightly.
D) match the person's stride with your own.
D
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a. Prevalent b. Endemic c. Epidemic d. Pandemic
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a. Scheduling system b. Electronic health record c. Claim scrubber d. Physiologic monitoring system
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1. Inflammatory 2. Proliferative 3. Stationary 4. Remodeling
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A) Modified Trendelenburg position B) Sims' position C) High Fowler's position D) Dorsal recumbent position