A Nurse Assesses a Client with Paraplegia from a Spinal

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse assesses a client with paraplegia from a spinal cord injury and notes reddened areas over the client's hips and sacrum.Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Apply a barrier cream to protect the skin from excoriation.
• B) Perform range-of-motion (ROM) exercises for the hip joint.
• C) Re-position the client off of the reddened areas.
• D) Get the client out of bed and into a chair once a day.
• E) Obtain a low-air-loss mattress to minimize pressure.

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