The nurse caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism should assign priority to
a. averting infection.
b. coughing hourly.
c. encouraging exercise.
d. preventing falls.
D
The client with hyperparathyroidism is at great risk for injury, leading to the nursing diagnosis Risk for Injury related to demineralization of bones resulting in pathologic fractures.
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