After a bicycle accident that caused a fractured tibia, a client has a fiberglass cast applied and is discharged to home with crutches
Select the instructions by the nurse about climbing stairs with crutches that would best prevent an additional injury.
a. Place the unaffected leg on the first step, then move the crutches and injured leg up to the step together.
b. Move the injured leg to the first step, then place the crutches and uninjured leg on the step together.
c. Place the injured leg and the crutch on the opposite side on the first step, then move the injured leg and the other crutch up to the step.
d. Place both crutches on the first step to-gether, then swing through both legs to the next step.
A
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