You are the nurse caring for the four patients listed below….
You are the nurse caring for the four patients listed below. Review the information about these patients and use the drop-down menus to correctly complete the sentence below. Patient 1: 63-year-old male with a cast on his left leg who reports feeling a “hot spot” under his cast. Patient 2: 32-year-old female in Buck’s traction and reports pain of 8/10. Patient 3: 58-year-old male with a left femur fracture, now reporting severe unrelieved pain along with pressure and paresthesia to the left lower extremity. Patient 4: 73-year-old female with a left knee arthroplasty that has not voided in 3 hours and is now requesting assistance to the bedside commode. The patient that you need to see most urgently is and this patient is most likely experiencing complications related to .
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A 55-year-old patient with newly diagnosed hypertension asks what lifestyle changes can help lower blood pressure. He currently smokes, drinks alcohol socially, and exercises occasionally. What is the most appropriate nursing response?
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