An elderly client whose right hip was replaced yesterday reports numbness and tingling in the right leg. What should you do?
1. Reassure the client that this is a normal reaction.
2. Assess neurovascular status and report the change in condition to the physician immediately.
3. Administer pain medication and reposition the client.
4. Encourage the client to relax and take deep breaths.
ANS: 2
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This has led to increased stress and a feeling that clients are not being properly cared for. In addition, nurse burn out, nursing turnover, and mistakes have all increased. Which action should the nurse take next? A) Gather information from staff nurses regarding the staffing issue, level of stress, rate of burnout, and client safety issues and contact the administration of the hospital presenting the case for better staffing ratios. B) Visit the American Nurses Association to learn more about what changes are being made in different states to provide safe nurse to client ratios and to gather best evidence to support change. C) Write the state legislators about producing a bill to create safe staffing ratios presenting a case for the needed change based upon increased staffing leads to nurse burnout, increased nurse turnover, and increase in errors leading to a decrease in client safety. D) Contact the professional organization the nurse belongs to about the situation and ask for their help.
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What will be an ideal response?