The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department…
The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department transferred from a long-term care facility. The client states having back pain for the past 2 weeks. He has been having difficulty ambulating and performing his ADLs independently. He also states having a decreased urinary output and urinary retention for the last week. The client was placed on some new medications recently but states he does not know what for. Based on this scenario, select the top two priorities for this client.