Answer the following questions:

1. You are assisting a patient ambulating in the hallway using crutches when the
patient reports fatigue. You notice that the patient is bearing weight on the axillary
area. What should you do?
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2. Patients should not lean on crutches, what best explains why this should be avoided?
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3. In a bond paper. Complete the stairs diagram with sequenced steps in “Climbing
Up and Going Down the Stairs.” Use the steps provided in the box. The arrow
indicates up and down.

4. A patient had been using the swing-to-gait for a months’ time. Long-term use of the
swing-to gait will lead to what complication? What should the nurse teach the
patient to avoid this complication?
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5. Formulate a sample documentation of the procedure.

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