Health Promotion and Maintenance Q 55
Nurse Jannah teaches an elderly client with right-sided weakness on how to use a cane. Which of the following behaviors, if demonstrated by the client to the nurse, indicates that the teaching was effective?
A. The client holds the cane with his right hand, moves the cane forward followed by the right leg, and then moves the left leg.
B. The client holds the cane with his right hand, moves the cane forward followed by his left leg, and then moves the right leg.
C. The client holds the cane with his left hand, moves the cane forward followed by the right leg, and then moves the left leg.
D. The client holds the cane with his left hand, moves the cane forward followed by his left leg, and then moves the right leg.
Correct Answer: C. The client holds the cane with his left hand, moves the cane forward followed by the right leg, and then moves the left leg.
The cane acts as a support and aids in weight-bearing for the weaker right leg.
Option A: The client should hold the cane with his left hand because this side provides more stable support than the injured side.
Option B: The right side should act as the weight-bearing side because the left side is weaker.
Option D: Always move the affected leg first; in this case, the right leg.