Nursing instructor recognizes that teaching has been effective if ...

[asd123]

nursing instructor recognizes that teaching has been effective if a student who is providing care for a patient with right-sided weakness reports:
 
  1. The top of the cane is level with the iliac crest.
  2. The patient is holding the cane in the right hand.
  3. The top of the cane is even with the patient's hip joint.
  4. The base of the cane is even with the tip of the patient's shoe.

Question 2

Which of the following patients could successfully use a cane?
 
  1. A 59-year-old with a left below-the-knee amputation
  2. A 47-year-old with orders for non-weight-bearing on the left
  3. A 69-year-old recovering from a stroke with mild right-sided weakness
  4. A 70-year-old who cannot bear full weight on both legs

[joanwhite]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3

[asd123]

TYSM

[cpetit11]

Gracias!