CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.
1. PACU phase C. Reinforce the surgical dressing.
D. Measure urinary out- put for the
assessment past hour.
includes: the
following below
Continuous
electrocar- diogram
monitoring
Continuous airway
monitoring
Monitoring blood
pres- sure
Monitoring heart
rate Assessing
surgical site
2. During phase I of
the postoperative
peri- od, the nurse
notices that the
client's sur- gical
dressing contains an
area of bright, red
bleeding. Which
action should the
nurse take first?
A. Assess the
client's
temperature.
B. Notify the
anesthesi- ologist.
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Phase 1
C. Reinforce the surgical dressing.
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, CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.
3. Immediately after A. General client report with significant history
surgery, the post- B. Pharmacological report including anesthesia and pain
anes- thesia care medications
unit nurse receives C. Procedural report
a report from a D. Anesthetic report
member of the
anes- thesia care
team. What
information should
this report contain?
Select all that apply.
A. General client
report with
significant history
B. Pharmacological
re- port including
anesthe- sia and
pain medica- tions
C. Procedural report
D. Anesthetic report
E. Discharge
instruc- tions
A. Client is accompanied by a responsible adult.
4. Before a client is dis-
charged home following B. Client is voiding normally.
surgery, which responsible adult.
criteria must be B. Client is voiding nor- mally.
met? Select all that
apply.
A. Client is
accompanied by a
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, CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.
C. Client is eating and drinking
normally.
D. Surgical wound is clean and
dry.
E. Client verbalizes understanding
of instructions.
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1. PACU phase C. Reinforce the surgical dressing.
D. Measure urinary out- put for the
assessment past hour.
includes: the
following below
Continuous
electrocar- diogram
monitoring
Continuous airway
monitoring
Monitoring blood
pres- sure
Monitoring heart
rate Assessing
surgical site
2. During phase I of
the postoperative
peri- od, the nurse
notices that the
client's sur- gical
dressing contains an
area of bright, red
bleeding. Which
action should the
nurse take first?
A. Assess the
client's
temperature.
B. Notify the
anesthesi- ologist.
1/
37
, CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.
Phase 1
C. Reinforce the surgical dressing.
2/
37
, CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.
3. Immediately after A. General client report with significant history
surgery, the post- B. Pharmacological report including anesthesia and pain
anes- thesia care medications
unit nurse receives C. Procedural report
a report from a D. Anesthetic report
member of the
anes- thesia care
team. What
information should
this report contain?
Select all that apply.
A. General client
report with
significant history
B. Pharmacological
re- port including
anesthe- sia and
pain medica- tions
C. Procedural report
D. Anesthetic report
E. Discharge
instruc- tions
A. Client is accompanied by a responsible adult.
4. Before a client is dis-
charged home following B. Client is voiding normally.
surgery, which responsible adult.
criteria must be B. Client is voiding nor- mally.
met? Select all that
apply.
A. Client is
accompanied by a
3/
37
, CH 17 Priorities for Post OP Patient Final Exam.
C. Client is eating and drinking
normally.
D. Surgical wound is clean and
dry.
E. Client verbalizes understanding
of instructions.
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