Mixed — everything

Erlinda, two days after abdominal surgery, sits up at the bedside for a planned chair transfer and immediately reports lightheadedness and a swimming feeling. What should the nurse do?

• AKeep her seated and supported at the bedside, defer the chair transfer, and assess the symptoms before deciding what comes next
• BContinue slowly to the chair, since sitting out of bed is ordered daily and the feeling often passes
• CStand her up briefly to test whether the lightheadedness clears once she is upright
• DReturn her to bed and cancel chair transfers for the remainder of her recovery