The most appropriate manner in which to state an intervention directed towards assisting a client with ambulation is:
1. Assist client with ambulation.
2. Ambulate with client, using a gait belt, twice daily for 15 minutes.
3. Make sure client understands the rationale for using the gait belt.
4. Client will ambulate in hallway twice daily.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: This option lacks some of the required components of a well written intervention.
Rationale 2: A written intervention should include a verb, conditions, and modifiers, plus a time element. Identifying what to do (ambulate), how to do it (with a gait belt), and how long (twice daily for 15 minutes) is the most precise statement.
Rationale 3: This option lacks some of the required components of a well written intervention.
Rationale 4: "Client will ambulate in the hallway" is a goal statement, not an intervention.
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