NCLEX PASSPOIN Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

hydration Preventing contracture deformity - Preventing infection Explanation: Preventing infection is the nurse's primary preoperative goal for a neonate with myelomeningocele. Although the other options are relevant for this neonate, they're secondary to preventing infection. A client in the short-procedure unit is recovering from renal angiography in which a femoral puncture site was used. When providing postprocedure care, the nurse should: keep the client's knee on the affected side...