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A client is demonstrating confusion as a result of bed rest and a prolonged length of hospital stay. The client receives a prescription for progressive ambulation as tolerated. Which is the best nursing intervention to use to implement the prescription?

ExplanationThe cause of the client’s confusion is bed rest and decreased sensory stimulation from a prolonged length of stay; therefore, the best intervention is to ambulate the client in the hall to increase sensory stimulation. Hopefully the stimulation can help decrease the confusion. Options 1 and 2 do not address the client’s need for sensory stimulation. The nurse performs option 4 in preparation for ambulation while the client is on bed rest.