The student nurse is ambulating with a blind patient. Which technique(s) indicate(s) that the student nurse requires further instruction? (Select all that apply.)
a. Holding the patient's dominant arm
b. Instructing the patient to put both hands on his shoulders
c. Allowing the patient to hold the nurse's arm
d. Holding the patient's hand
e. Walking just behind the patient
A, B, D, E
The safest and most effective technique when ambulating a blind patient involves allowing the patient to hold the nurse's arm, as the patient follows. The nurse should not hold the patient's arm, instruct the patient to place his hands on the nurse's shoulders, or hold the patient's hand, so these actions would require additional teaching.
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