Nurse uses a bed scale to perform a client's daily weight. the nurse notes that today's weight is 3 kg less than the previous day's. what is the nurse's most appropriate action?

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Nurse uses a bed scale to perform a client's daily weight. the nurse notes that today's weight is 3 kg less than the previous day's. what is the nurse's most appropriate action?

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okpalawalter8 okpalawalter8 · Answer 1 · 2022-08-30T11:23:36-04:00

The nurse uses a bed scale to perform a client's daily weight. the nurse notes that today's weight is 3 kg less than the previous day's.

Ensure that the scale is correctly calibrated and repeating the assessment is the nurse's most appropriate action

This is further explained below.

What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

Generally, The daily weight of a patient is determined by the nurse with a bed scale. The nurse observes that the patient's weight from yesterday is three kilograms lower than the weight recorded today.

In conclusion, The best course of action for the nurse to take would be to double-check that the scale has been calibrated properly and then retake the evaluation.