A patient has a hip spica cast and will be discharged home to family. The nurse would include in the home education plan information relative to: (Select all that apply.)

Please indicate whether the following statement is true or false.
Decreased muscle mass, muscle tension, shortening of muscles, and loss of calcium are not effects of immobilization.

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care for an older adult who is at risk for falls. Which of the following actions should the nurse contribute to the plan? (Select all that apply)

A nurse performing a head to toe neurovascular check on a patient in a long leg cast notes an indication of altered perfusion as evidenced by:

Please indicate whether the following statement is true or false.
A nurse working on the orthopedic floor understands that a gastrointestinal assessment should be done every three days.

The nurse designs care for the immobilized patient to help combat the major dangers of immobilization, which include: Select all that apply.

Please indicate whether the following statement is true or false.
Air fluidized beds use tiny metal beads that are contained within the bed under a flexible, air-permeable filter sheet.

A nurse is assisting with the ambulation of a client with the use of a gait belt, who becomes light-headed and begins to fall. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Mr. Milby is a 69-year-old patient who underwent a total knee replacement 3 days ago. The orders fro the continuous passive motion (CPM) machine are to set it at 45 degrees of flexion and 0 degrees of extension for Mr. Milby.
Select all the options that need to be reported to the responsible nurse.

The nurse placing a patient following knee replacement surgery into a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine has the responsibility to:

A nurse is applying an elasticized bandage to the leg of a patient. To perform this procedure correctly, the nurse should: