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AIIH MED-SURG 1 TEST 2 1. The client undergoing preoperative assessment before an elective procedure tells the nurse that she has been taking 10 mg of prednisone daily for rheumatoid arthritis. What is the nurse’s best action? A. Notify the surgeon and anesthesiologist. B. Document the information as the only action. C. Reschedule the surgery in 2 weeks when the client has cleared the drug from her system. D. Suggest that the client switch to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent for p...

AIIH MED-SURG 1 TEST 2 1. The client undergoing preoperative assessment before an elective procedure tells the nurse that she has been taking 10 mg of prednisone daily for rheumatoid arthritis. What is the nurse’s best action? A. Notify the surgeon and anesthesiologist. B. Document the information as the only action. C. Reschedule the surgery in 2 weeks when the client has cleared the drug from her system. D. Suggest that the client switch to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent for p...

AIIH MED-SURG 1 TEST 2 AIIH MED-SURG 1 TEST 2 1. The client undergoing preoperative assessment before an elective procedure tells the nurse that she has been taking 10 mg of prednisone daily for rheumatoid arthritis. What is the nurse’s best action? 2. How does palliative surgery differ from any other type of surgery? 3.While examining the 82-year-old client's preoperative laboratory blood tests, the nurse finds the client's serum sodium level to be 139 mEq/mL. What is the nurse’s...

AIIH MED-SURG 1 TEST 2 AIIH MED-SURG 1 TEST 2 1. The client undergoing preoperative assessment before an elective procedure tells the nurse that she has been taking 10 mg of prednisone daily for rheumatoid arthritis. What is the nurse’s best action? 2. How does palliative surgery differ from any other type of surgery? 3. While examining the 82-year-old client's preoperative laboratory blood tests, the nurse finds the client's serum sodium level to be 139 mEq/mL. What is the n...