The nurse is assigned to care for a patient with a history of thromboembolism but in whom conventional anticoagulant therapy is contraindicated due a recent spinal injury. The nurse adds which preventative measure to the patient’s plan of care to prevent thromboembolism?

The patient appears to be fatiguing before daily bathing and grooming is finished. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is educating a patient on ways to increase dietary vitamin K intake. Which food, if selected by the patient as a good source of vitamin K, indicates a need for further teaching?