When providing care for a patient who has received spinal anesthesia, the nurse recognizes that which position prevents spinal headaches?
a. Prone
b. Lying on the side
c. Supine, with the head flat
d. Trendelenburg's position
C
Position patients with spinal anesthetic supine, without elevation of the head, for up to 24 hours to prevent spinal headache from loss of cerebrospinal fluid. Increased IV or PO fluids aid the body in replacing cerebrospinal fluid.
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a. Call the provider to request more analgesia. b. Demonstrate how to splint the incision. c. Have the client take shallower breaths. d. Tell the client a little pain is expected.
In vivo, the primary activator of the coagulation cascade occurs via the:
a. intrinsic pathway. b. extrinsic pathway. c. common pathway. d. either intrinsic or extrinsic pathway.
When the nurse positions the postoperative client for comfort and teaches her how to splint her abdominal incision for deep breathing and coughing, the nurse is addressing the nursing process component of:
a. assessment. b. planning. c. implementation. d. diagnosis.
He nurse cautions the older adult against taking excess vitamin supplements because some vitamins can be retained in fatty tissue and cause liver damage, including vitamin(s) __________. (Select all that apply.)
a. A b. B6 c. C d. D e. E