The nurse assists the client to a sitting position on the side of the bed. Place the nursing interventions in order beginning with the initial nursing action
1. Drop client's legs over side of bed to sit up.
2. Roll client onto one side with flexed knees.
3. Place the client's bed in the lowest position.
4. Raise head of client's bed to upright position.
3, 4, 2, 1
3. The nurse begins by lowering the bed to decrease the distance of the bed to the floor and to enable the client to reach the floor without jumping off the bed.
4. The nurse raises the head of the bed to assist the client to an upright position, de-creasing the work required from the client to sit up in the bed.
2. After sitting upright, the client rolls to one side of the bed with flexed knees in preparation for dangling at the bedside. The knees are flexed to bring the weight of the legs close to the client's center of gravity to decrease the amount of work required by the client to sit up and to decrease the stress on the client's back and abdomen during movement (provides the reason this technique is a useful method of moving postoperative clients).
1. Finally, the client passively drops the legs over the side of the bed while pushing off the bed for bedside dangling because the weight of the legs acts as part of the force helping the client to sit up.
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1. Inform the husband that he must sign a release of responsibility to avoid future litigation against the hospital. 2. Allow this request, and be available in the event the request changes. 3. Inform the husband that it is his wife's choice whether to receive analgesia. 4. Allow the request, but inform the husband that the primary health care provider will make the final decision regarding analgesia.
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A. Lorazepam B. Ethosuximide C. Topiramate D. Diazepam
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A) IM haloperidol. B) beta-adrenergic antagonists. C) benzodiazepines if seizures occur. D) fluid boluses if hypotension occurs.