NURS 120_QUIZ #1

NURS 120 - QUIZ # 1 1) The first nursing action indicated when a patient returns to the surgical unit following a thyroidectomy is to  Assess respiratory rate and effort 2) During the client’s admission to PACU, which intervention is a priority for the nurse to perform?  Assess for airway patency and quality of respiration and obtain vital signs 3) Following admission of the postoperative client to the clinical unit, which of the following assessment data requires the most immediate attention  Oxygen saturation of 85% 4) An adult with type 2 diabetes mellitus has been NPO since 10 pm in preparation for having an appendectomy the next day. At 6 am on the day of surgery, the nurse reviews the client’s chart and laboratory. Which finding should the nurse report to the physician?  Potassium of 5.8 mEq 5) Nurse is preparing the client one week before the surgery. The nurse instructs the client to stop taking Kava and Valerian. The client asks the nurse the rationale behind sopping these supplements. Which of the following responses by the nurse is the best?  These supplements can cause excessive sedation 6) Which of the following preoperative client findings should be reported to the client’s provider? (SATA)  WBC count of 18,800/mm3  The glucose level of 320 mg/dL