A 72-Year-Old Woman Is Injured in a Fall Down a Flight

question 43

Multiple Choice

A 72-year-old woman is injured in a fall down a flight of steps at home and is placed on bedrest in the hospital. Select the interventions by the nurse for this client that best prevent the complications of immobility.

• A)Limiting the fluid intake to 200 mL per shift to prevent dependent edema.
• B)Giving the client a full-bed bath and feeding her all meals to reduce potential injury to fragile bones.
• C)Massaging bony prominences and turning the client every 2 hours.
• D)Ambulating the client to the bathroom instead of using the bedpan.

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