List four things the nursing assistant can do to make sure a patient's weight measurement is accurate.
What will be an ideal response?
· Always balance the scale before using it.
· Ask the patient to empty his bladder before being weighed.
· Weigh the patient at the same time each day.
· Have the patient wear the same type of clothing each time he is weighed.
· Use the same method and the same scale each time.
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