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A nurse is monitoring the status of a post-operative patient. The nurse would become most
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concerned with which of the following signs that could indicate an evolving complication? |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




A) Increasing restlessness
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B) A pulse of 86 |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




C) BP 110/70 |||||| ||||||




D) Hypoactive bowel sounds in all four quadrants - correct answer ✔A
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A postoperative patient asks a nurse why it is so important to cough and deep breathe after
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surgery. When formulating a response, the nurse incorporates the understanding that
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retained pulmonary secretions in a postoperative patient can lead to: |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




A) Pneumonia ||||||




B) Fluid imbalance|||||| ||||||




C) Pulmonary Embolism
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D) CO2 retention - correct answer ✔A
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A nurse has just assessed the condition of a postoperative patient who was admitted 1 hour
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ago to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to monitor which of the following parameters
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most carefully during the next hour? |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




A) UOP of 20mL/hr |||||| |||||| ||||||




B) T of 99.6 |||||| |||||| ||||||




C) BP of 100/70 |||||| |||||| ||||||

, D) Serous drainage on the dressing - correct answer ✔A
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A nurse receives a telephone call from the PACU stating that a patient is being transferred
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to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to do which of the following first on arrival of the
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patient?


A) Assesses the patency of the airway
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B) Check tubes or drains
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C) Check the dressing
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D) Assess the vital signs - correct answer ✔A
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A patient who has undergone preadmission testing has had blood drawn for serum
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laboratory studies including a CBC, coagulation studies, BMP, and creatinine. Which of the |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




following laboratory results should be reported to the surgeon's office by the nurse,
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knowing that it could cause surgery to be postponed? |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




A) Na 141 mEg/L
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B) Hgb 8g/dL
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C) PLT 210,000 mm
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D) Creatinine 0.8mg/dL - correct answer ✔B
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A patient with a perforated gastric ulcer is scheduled for surgery. The patient cannot sign
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the operative consent form because of sedation from opioid analgesics that have been
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administered. The nurse should take which appropriate action in the care of this patient? |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




A) Obtain a court order for the surgery
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B) Send the patient to surgery without the consent form being signed
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C) Have the hospital chaplain sign the informed consent immediately
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D) Obtain a telephone consent from a family member, following agency policy - correct
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answer ✔D ||||||

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