A nurse is discharging a client after a total hip replacement. ...

[torybrooks]

A nurse is discharging a client after a total hip replacement. What statement by the client indicates good potential for self-management?
 
  a. I can bend down to pick something up.
  b. I no longer need to do my exercises.
  c. I will not sit with my legs crossed.
  d. I won't wash my incision to keep it dry.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client using a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine and has delegated some tasks to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). What action by the UAP warrants intervention by the nurse?
 
  a. Checking to see if the machine is working
  b. Keeping controls in a secure place on the bed
  c. Placing padding in the machine per request
  d. Storing the CPM machine under the bed after removal

[wshriver]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
There are many precautions clients need to take after hip replacement surgery, including not bending more than 90 degrees at the hips, continuing prescribed exercises, not crossing the legs, and washing the incision daily and patting it dry.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
For infection control (and to avoid tripping on it), the CPM machine is never placed on the floor. The other actions are appropriate.

[torybrooks]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[tkempin]

Gracias!