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WGU D439 objective assessment (oa) readiness : nursing
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 WGU D439 objective assessment (oa) readiness
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 nursing responses & urine collection techniques
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 complete comprehensive questions and correct verified answers
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 100% guaranteed pass
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, “Raising the head of your bed supports your breathing.”
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“Keeping your upper body elevated encourages urinary elimination.”
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“Increasing the height of the top of the bed promotes your
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passing gas.”
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“Lifting your chest above your abdomen facilitates drainage in your
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drains.”
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The most appropriate response by the nurse is:
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“Raising the head of your bed supports your breathing.”
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Rationale:

After abdominal surgery, placing the client in a semi-Fowler position (head of bed at
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30–45 degrees) is important because it:
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• Reduces tension on the abdominal incision
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• Promotes lung expansion and breathing y2s1 y2s1 y2s1 y2s1


• Helps prevent postoperative complications like atelectasis or pneumonia
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less accurate:
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• Urinary elimination is not significantly affected by body position unless
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related to other complications.
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• While upright posture may help with gas, it's not the main concern
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post-abdominal surgery.
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• Wound drains function more on gravity and placement than chest
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elevation over the abdomen.
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The nurse catheterizes a patient to collect a sterile urine sample for
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routine urinalysis The nurse collects a clean-catch urine specimen in the
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morning from a patient and stores it at room temperature until an
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afternoon pick-up.
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The nurse collects a sterile urine specimen from the collection receptacle of
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a patient's indwelling catheter
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The nurse collects about 3 mL of urine from a patient's indwelling catheter
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to send for a urine culture.
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The nurse discards the first urine of the day when performing a 24-hour
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urine specimen collection on a patient.
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