The nurse is ambulating a client who is wearing a gait belt. The client begins to fall. The nurse should take which appropriate action to minimize injury?

D Hold the gait belt, and lower the client to the floor by using a narrow base of support. B Let go of the gait belt, grab the client under each arm, and gently lower the client to the floor. A Hold the gait belt, extend one leg, let the client slide against the leg, and lower the client to the floor. C Grasp the gait belt, and instruct the client to fall gently down to the floor in a side-lying position.