The nurse knows that the first-line treatment for localized inflammation (for example, on a patient’s ankle) is RICE.
This acronym means:

This is because the nurse had a legal obligation to turn the client every two hours as ordered, and by failing to do so, they did not exercise reasonable care that could foreseeably prevent harm to the client. This is an example of negligence, which requires four elements: duty, breach, injury and causation.

Choice B is wrong because criminality refers to the violation of criminal laws, such as theft or assault, which are not applicable in this case.

Choice C is wrong because scope of practice refers to the range of activities that a health care professional is authorized to perform based on their education, training and certification.

The nurse’s failure to turn the client does not relate to their scope of practice. Choice D is wrong because false imprisonment refers to the unlawful restraint of a person’s freedom of movement, such as locking them in a room or restraining them against their will.

The nurse’s failure to turn the client does not involve any such restraint.

These are signs of anemia, which is a condition in which the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the body’s tissues.

Anemia can cause fatigue, weakness, pale skin, cold hands and feet, dizziness, reduced immunity and shortness of breath.

Choice A is wrong because bradypnea is abnormally slow breathing, which is not a sign of anemia. Anemia can cause tachypnea, which is abnormally fast breathing.

Choice E is wrong because flushed skin is not a sign of anemia. Anemia can cause pallor, which is pale or yellowish skin.

Flushed skin can be a sign of other conditions, such as fever, infection or allergic reaction.

Normal ranges for hemoglobin levels vary depending on age and gender. For adult males, the normal range is 13.5 to 17.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) of blood. For adult females, the normal range is 12 to 15.5 g/dL of blood.