A nurse is teaching a patient methods for getting up after a fall. The nurse instructs the patient to pull up to a sitting position on the floor, shuffle the buttocks to a nearby piece of furniture, and pull up on the knees in front of the furniture
What should the nurse instruct the patient to do next? a. Stand up.
b. Place hands on the floor for leverage.
c. Pivot so that the furniture is behind the body.
d. Sit back down.
A
The last step of the shuffle method is to stand up.
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