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Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep

Category - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

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Your primary care patient has osteoarthritis and now needs to be on bed rest for prolonged periods. You are having a conversation with her caretaker.  Which of the following would it be important to communicate?

  1. Encourage coughing and deep breathing and limit fluid intake.
  2. Provide only passive range of motion and decrease stimulation.
  3. Have the client lie as still as possible and give adequate massage.
  4. Turn the client every 2 hours and encourage coughing and deep breathing.
Explanation
Answer: D - A bedridden client needs to be turned every two hours, have adequate nutrition, and to cough and breathe deeply to prevent potential complications such as pressure ulcers and pneumonia. Massage can minimize the pain, but keeping the client immobile is not the correct answer. Active and passive range of motion exercises and hydration are also appropriate answers, as they prevent contractures and promote skin integrity.
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