Nsg 3023 chapter 37 quiz - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital for a bowel obstruction. The patient is immobile and the nurse notices that there is a reddened area on the right heel. When the nurse presses on the area it does not turn lighter in color. How should the nurse document the tissue condition? a. Reactive hyperemia b. Blanchable hyperemia c. Nonblanchable hyperemia d. Tissue ischemia The student nurse asks a nursing assistive personnel (NAP) to help move a patient up in bed. The student nurse ins...