preoperative cardiovascular examination
What will be an ideal response?
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Which of the following nursing interventions will help protect this patient from one of the complications of PEEP? A) Administration of antihypertensive medication B) Increased administration of IV fluids C) BiPAP ventilation via full facemask D) Increase tidal volume to 20 mL/kg of body weight
Which of the following would indicate that the nurse has established a level of mutual problem solving?
a. The nurse helps the patient develop questions to ask the health care provider. b. The nurse tells the patient what needs to be done to resolve health problems. c. The nurse is seen as the authority when it comes to health care issues. d. The nurse excludes the family from health discussions to protect privacy.
What should the nurse do with an injection of 2 mL of Demerol that the patient has refused? Select all that apply
a. Independently waste the drug in a secure place. b. Record in the narcotic log that the drug was wasted. c. Chart in the patient's record the reason the medication was refused. d. Get any staff member to sign the narcotic log as witness to the drug being wasted. e. Confirm the count is correct on the narcotic log.
The nurse is caring for a patient of Japanese heritage who refuses pain medication despite the nurse's explaining its importance in the healing process. Which intervention(s) by the nurse is/are appropriate for this patient? Select all that apply
1) Assess the patient's pain levels at less frequent intervals. 2) Document in the patient's record that the patient does not want to take opioids. 3) Utilize nonpharmacological measures to help control the patient's pain. 4) Notify the primary care provider of the patient's noncompliance.