A patient’s plan of care includes the goal of increasing mob…
A patient’s plan of care includes the goal of increasing mobility during this shift. As the patient is ambulating to the bathroom at the beginning of the shift, the patient falls. Which initial action will the nurse take next to most effectively revise the plan of care?
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A patient continues to report post-surgical incision pain at a level of 9 out of 10 after pain medicine is given. The next dose of pain medicine is not due for another hour. What should the critically thinking nurse do first?
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