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A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted on the medical surgical unit. Which statement by the nurse about obtaining an initial weight is correct?

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Answer:

Options are not present but the most probable statement is- I want to take your weight now with our scales.

Explanation:

Measuring patient weight which has been admitted on the medical-surgical unit is important to check that the patient is having appropriate weight or not. Sometimes before surgery losing weight is compulsory to reduce the surgical complication and for making the surgery safer.

Therefore the nurse who takes care of the patient should check his/her initial weight by telling the patient that she/he wants to take the patient weight at present as per their scales. The equipment which is used in this process should be precisely calibrated.

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