A college student fell and sprained his right ankle. The student health physician recommends the student use crutches to facilitate healing. Which of the following would the nurse teach the student?
A) The crutches should be as long as the student is tall.
B) The support of the body should be in the axilla.
C) The support of the body should be the hands and arms.
D) Walk fast and use long steps when using the crutches.
C
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After hospital discharge, the mother of a child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus telephones you because her daughter is acting confused and very sleepy
Which emergency measure would you suggest the mother carry out before she brings the child to see her doctor? A) Give her one unit of regular insulin. B) Give her a glass of orange juice. C) Give her nothing by mouth so that a blood sugar can be drawn at the doctor's office. D) Give her a glass of orange juice with one unit regular insulin in it.