Question

An emergency room nurse is giving discharge instructions to a 15-year-old male who has suffered an orthopedic injury during a soccer game. He has been instructed to use crutches and limit weight bearing until further evaluation by a specialist. When instructing this patient, which of these is the correct way to describe the proper use of crutches?

Accepted Answer

Keeping the arms slightly bent, place the crutches about one foot in front of you, shifting your body weight to the hand grips as you swing your uninjured leg to, or just in front of, the crutches.

Answer

Keeping the arms slightly bent, place the crutches as far as you can in front of you, and allow your body weight to rest on the armpit pads while you swing your uninjured leg to meet the crutches.

Answer

Straighten the arms and place your body weight on either the hand grips or armpit pads as you swing your uninjured leg as far as you can in front of you.

Answer

Straighten the arms and allow your body weight to rest on the armpit pads as you swing your uninjured leg in front of you, then pull the crutches to your standing leg.

Question 2 - Basic Care and Comfort Practice Test for the NCLEX-RN Exam