A 72-Year-Old Woman Is Injured in a Fall Down a Flight

Multiple Choice

A 72-year-old woman is injured in a fall down a flight of steps at home and is placed on bedrest in the hospital. Select the interventions by the nurse for this client that best prevent the complications of immobility.

A) Limiting the fluid intake to 200 mL per shift to prevent dependent edema.
B) Giving the client a full-bed bath and feeding her all meals to reduce potential injury to fragile bones.
C) Massaging bony prominences and turning the client every 2 hours.
D) Ambulating the client to the bathroom instead of using the bedpan.