Posted: July 10th, 2017

A 50-year-old widower has arthritis and remains in bed too long because it hurts to get started. Which intervention should the nurse plan?

A 50-year-old widower has arthritis and remains in bed too long because it hurts to get started. Which intervention should the nurse plan?

A. Telling the client to strictly limit the amount of movement of his inflamed joints
B. Teaching the client’s family how to transfer the client into a wheelchair
C. Teaching the client the proper method for massaging inflamed, sore joints
D. Encouraging gentle range-of-motion exercises after administering aspirin and before rising