34. Use the following information for the question below: Ho…
34. Use the following information for the question below: Hospital Day #1: A nurse is caring for an 83-year-old client who is newly admitted to the medical-surgical unit for further evaluation. 1200 Hours: Client was admitted to the unit. Is alert but confused to person, place, and time. Physical assessment shows clear lung sounds bilaterally, no adventitious sounds noted. Active bowel sounds, abdomen soft. Denies nausea and vomiting. Last bowel movement was this a.m. Skin warm/dry. Right-sided weakness to arm and leg. Daughter indicates client is unable to walk and spends most days in bed or in a chair. 2+ edema noted to legs bilaterally. Posterior tibial/dorsalis pedis doppler strong. Denies pain. Refuses lunch when offered, stating not hungry, eating