A nurse is teaching a patient with weak dorsiflexion how to prevent foot drop. Which instruction should the nurse include?
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A nurse is instructing a patient recovering from a stroke on proper use of a cane. What information will the nurse include in the teaching plan?
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A patient has a fractured left leg, which has been casted. Following teaching from the physical therapist for using crutches, the nurse reinforces which teaching point with the patient?
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A nurse working in a long-term care facility uses proper principles of ergonomics when moving and transferring patients to avoid back injury. Which action should be the focus of these preventive measures?
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A nurse is assisting a patient who is 2 days postoperative from a cesarean section dangle in preparation for sitting in a chair. After assisting the patient to stand up, the patient's knees buckle and she tells the nurse she feels faint. What is the appropriate nursing action?
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