When caring for patients with musculoskeletal disorders, if you need to move the patients for any reason, do it slowly and ________ their body parts.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
support
An important principle when caring for patients with musculoskeletal disorders is to move patients slowly and support their body parts.
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