The nurse performs discharge teaching for a client with a left leg cast who will be using crutches to ambulate. Which of the following statements, if made by the patient to the nurse, would require further teaching?

A “When going up stairs, I will first lift my bad leg and then my good one.”

explanation

When dealing with crutches and stairs, remember: up with the good, down with the bad.

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