A patient is transferred from the operating room to the recovery room after undergoing an amputation of his left foot. Place the interventions in the correct order for immediate assessment once the patient enters the PACU
Place a comma between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.). a. System review
b. Breathing
c. Circulation
d. Airway
e. Level of consciousness
D, B, E, C, A
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A 56-year-old patient is admitted to the critical care unit with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The patient has been intubated and is mechanically ventilated
The patient is becoming increasingly agitated, and the high-pressure alarm on the ventilator has been frequently triggered. The nurse's first intervention for this patient would be to a. administer midazolam 5 mg by intravenous push immediately. b. assess the patient to see if a physiologic reason exists for his agitation. c. obtain a stat arterial blood gas level; his agitation indicates he is becoming increasingly hypoxic. d. apply soft wrist restraints to keep him from pulling out the endotracheal tube.
Changes have been made to the employee handbook. What must occur for this document to constitute a contract?
1. The handbook must be written in specific, legal language. 2. The employee must attend an inservice session about the new handbook. 3. The employee must continue to work after the manual takes effect. 4. The handbook must have been distributed to all employees of the facility.
It is suspected that a patient admitted with spinal cord injury has severe cord injury. The nurse would prepare the patient for which diagnostic test to determine the extent of this edema?
1. Angiography 2. Somatosensory-evoked potentials 3. CT scan 4. MRI
The nurse provides teaching for a patient who will begin taking allopurinol. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "I should increase my vitamin C intake." b. "I will get yearly eye exams." c. "I will increase my protein intake." d. "I will limit fluids to prevent edema."