The nurse is working on establishing a balance strategy training program (BSTP) for patients in a long-term care facility. Which of the following should she expect? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patients will have an increase in func-tional ability.
b. The fall rate will decrease.
c. The BSTP activities include tossing small bean bags.
d. The patients will have weekly sessions to practice activities.
e. The activities require a lot of work to in-tegrate into the daily resident program.
f. Patients will become more independent.
A, B, C, F
A balance strategy training program (BSTP) is designed to improve a patient's balance. Once balance is improved, patients have the potential to be more active, improve functional abilities, and in some situations be more independent.
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