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Average Score: 86%
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The nurse is performing an assessment of an elderly client with a total hip repair. Based on this assessment, the nurse decides to medicate the client with an analgesic. Which finding most likely prompted the nurse to decide to administer the analgesic?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Grimacing during care indicates pain, prompting the nurse to administer an analgesic.