The nurse is supervising a patient who recently had a right hip replacement while she moves from sitting to standing with a walker. Which action would prompt the nurse to correct the patient?

Uses the walker to balance as she rises. The nurse would correct the patient who tries to use the walker to balance as she is rising from a seated position. The proper technique is to move to the edge of the chair, place both feet flat on the floor, and use the arm strength to push up from the chair and then grasp the walker. Pulling up on the walker is unsafe.

The nurse is supervising a patient who recently had a right hip r...

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Topics: Communication & Documentation Musculoskeletal

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