Mrs. Smith is an 88-year-old female who lives alone in her home. She walks with a walker. Last night, Mrs. Smith needed

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Mrs. Smith is an 88-year-old female who lives alone in her home.
She walks with a walker. Last night, Mrs. Smith needed to go to the
bathroom. She got out of her bed and walked to the bathroom without
using her walker. In the morning her daughter came to the house to
check on her. She found her mom on the bathroom floor. She called
the ambulance and her mom was taken to the emergency room. In
the emergency room, the patient states, “She lost her balance in
the bathroom when she was washing her hands and fell to the floor.”
According to the daughter, her mom has lost her balance many times
but never fell. She doesn’t always use her walker in the house. Her
daughter also states, “She needs help getting dressed, taking a
shower, and making her meals.” Mrs. Smith states her pain is an 8
out of 10 on a numeric scale of 0 to 10. She also states the pain
is constant, worse with movement, and radiates down her leg. Her
legs feel weak. The nurse performs an assessment on the patient.
She is unable to stand in and apply weight to her legs. The patient
is weak in the upper extremities and lower extremities. She is
unable to lift her legs off the bed. She is unable to turn from on
her side without assistance. She is unable to pull her body up in
the bed.
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