CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Answer - A - Assessment that would require immediate corrective action and further instruction to the practical nurse (PN) about proper care is if a patient with a hip prosthesis one day post operatively is lying in bed with internal rotation and adduction of the affected leg. This position should be prevented in order to prevent dislodgment of the hip prosthesis, especially in the first forty-eight to seventy-two hours post-op. The other assessments are not of concern.