When completing the assessment of an immobilized patient, the most likely place for the nurse to assess edema includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Face
b. Feet
c. Sacrum
d. Abdomen
e. Legs
B, C, E
Because edema moves to dependent body regions as a result of gravity, assessment of the immobilized patient includes the sacrum, legs, and feet. Face and abdomen are not dependent areas.
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