Client’s skin is warm and dry. Mucous membranes are moist and pink. Awake, alert, and oriented to person, place, and time. Heart sounds regular. Lung sounds clear. Respirations – regular and unlabored. Bowel sounds hypoactive all four quadrants. 3+ non-pitting edema noted to lower extremities bilaterally. Gait unsteady. Generalized weakness reported. Reports abdominal pain, primarily in the right lower quadrant, as 5 on a scale of 0 to 10.
[Answered]: Client’s skin is warm and dry
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