The nurse is caring for a patient with right-sided hemiplegia.Which intervention will help prevent damage to the patient's right shoulder?

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Placing the patient's right arm in a sling will help reduce strain to the right shoulder.This is important whenever the patient is sitting upright and the arm weighs heavily on the shoulder joint.Putting food in easy reach of the patient's left arm will facilitate eating but will not prevent damage to the patient's right shoulder.Joint assessment is not an intervention.Elevating the head of the patient's bed will not prevent shoulder damage.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Right-Sided Hemiplegia