A 76-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.