A76-year-old woman, with a history of osteoporosis is 24-hours postoperative for a total right hip replacement. what is the priority nursing action for this client?

Managing Pain

Explanation:

According to the scenario of the question,

As the old woman has the history of osteoporosis , and now the priority of the nurse is to manage the pain .

As , relief in the pain will start the basics mobility and exercise that will further avoid any type of complications.

Since, the woman is very aged and hence , managing pain would be the main focus of the nurse at this stage.