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Question

68-year-old client is admitted to the rehabilitation facility 6 days after left total hip arthroplasty (THA) after a fall at home. Client states, "I felt my Which 3 potential interventions are included in the client's care plan? hip crack and give out before I fell." Client denies any previous chronic illnesses and takes only vitamins and occasional anti-inflammatory 1. Offer a protein drink to take during each medication pass. medications at home. Client is a nonsmoker, non-drinker, and denies recreational drug use. 2. Infuse IV lipids once per day. Client is pale, thin and frail looking, alert and oriented to person, place, time and situation. Lungs clear, heart sounds regular, bowel sounds 3. Provide high protein snacks between meals. present x 4 quadrants. Dressing on left hip clean, dry, and intact (CDI). Wound has been exceptionally slow to heal; client's progress with 4. Restrict fluids to 1.5 liters per day. physical therapy has been much slower than expected. Client reports pain 2/10 in left hip, took pain pill 2 hours ago. No edema noted. 5. Encourage fluid intake up to 2.5 liters per day. 6. Offer enhanced choices for meals, including foods brought from Vital Signs Results outside. BP 120/70 7. Add total parenteral nutrition to the IV twice a week. HR 68 bpm RR 14 Spo2 97% on room air.