An Older Client Who Was Recently Admitted to the Subacute

An older client who was recently admitted to the subacute setting after having a knee replacement is very anxious and refuses to get out of bed, stating that it is too painful. Which intervention will the nurse implement?

A) Share with the patient that it's important to get out of bed and that there is pain medication available if it does hurt.
B) Use the Hoyer lift to get her out of bed so that the knee will not experience much movement and so there will be little pain.
C) Offer pain medication, administer the medication, and wait 20 minutes before getting her out of bed.
D) Allow the patient to remain in bed, but share that getting up will be required at least twice a day starting the next morning.

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