Title: Assist with crutch walking.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Assistance should include

- ensuring a client is wearing nonskid footwear
- assisting a client with standing
- checking rubber safety tips and adjusting crutches to fit a client
- positioning and using crutches
- following safety precautions during crutch-walking exercise
- documenting information on a client record.

Refer to Unit VIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of injuries could occur if crutches are not properly fitted or used?
- How would a CNA teach a client to use a specific type of crutch gait (e.g., two-, three-, or four-point alternating gait)?
- On which side should a client hold a crutch?