Adaptive Quizzing Chapter 16 Questions & Answers Already Passed

What possible cardiovascular complications can arise following a surgery? Select all that apply. - Correct sepsis dysrhythmias The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient experiencing constipation. What should the nurse encourage the patient to do as soon as possible to promote peristalsis? - Correct walk What are the respiratory complications associated with surgery? Select all that apply. - Correct atelectasis; pneumonia; laryngeal edema The nurse is caring for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Arrange the order in which the patient returns to consciousness after general anesthesia. - Correct the patient experiences muscular irritability; the patient is restless and delirious; the patient is able to feel pain; the patient has the ability to reason and control behavior The nurse assesses a patient's wound 24 hours postoperatively. Which finding causes the nurse the greatest concern? - Correct redness and swelling around the incision Which condition can cause increased pain in postoperative patients? - Correct excretion of anesthetic