A nurse is supervising a newly hired unlicensed assistive pe…
A nurse is supervising a newly hired unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who is preparing to obtain a capillary blood glucose sample from a stable client. Which of the following actions by the UAP would require the nurse to intervene?
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Nurse’s Note: Day 1: Client is admitted to a rehabilitation unit following a repair of a right hip fracture. Client has limited mobility and requires assistance to turn and transfer out of bed. Day 1: Client is alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Voided 350 mL of clear yellow urine into a bed pan. Right hip dressing is dry and intact. Abdomen soft, nondistended, bowel sounds hypoactive. Day 4: Client is oriented to person but disoriented to time and place. Client is incontinent of a moderate amount of urine x 3. Laboratory Results Day 1: Albumin level 3.6 g/dL (3.5 to 5 g/dL) Calcium level 10.7 mg/dL (9.0 to 10.5 mg/dL) Complete the following sentence by using the list of options. Write in the first option choice followed by a comma and then write in the second answer choice. The client is at greatest risk for developing _____________ (select one of the answer options: muscle loss, pressure injury, or foot drop) due to _____________ (select one of the answer options: bowel sounds, urinary incontinence, or calcium level). [BLANK-1]
Read DetailsA nurse has completed the Braden Scale on four clients who a…
A nurse has completed the Braden Scale on four clients who are at risk for alterations in skin integrity. Which of the following clients should the nurse recognize as having the greatest risk for developing a pressure injury?
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