You are a nurse working in an outpatient surgery center. Your patient has just had an arthroscopy and is getting ready to go home
What symptoms would be important for you to teach this patient and their family to report to the physician?
A) Cool skin
B) Erythema
C) Blanched skin
D) Temperature of 100.1°C or higher
Ans: A
Feedback: The patient and family are informed of the symptoms (eg, swelling, numbness, cool skin) to watch for in order to determine whether complications are occurring and the importance of notifying the physician of these observations.
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a. Emphasizing the need for increased milk intake during pregnancy. b. Suggesting she eat more "hot" foods during pregnancy. c. Telling her husband that she must increase her intake of fruits and vegetables for the baby's sake. d. Suggesting she eat more tofu, bok choy, and broccoli.
The nurse is providing discharge instruction to a client newly diagnosed with asthma. The client has been prescribed albuterol (Proventil) for bronchospasm. Which side effects should the nurse explain to the client?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Restlessness 2. Tremor 3. Nervousness 4. Abnormal EKG 5. Hypertensive crisis
An older person is in the last stages of dying. Which type of care would be the best for him?
a. Home health b. Assisted living c. Nursing home d. Hospice
A post-cesarean birth woman has been diagnosed with paralytic ileus. Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect to see?
a. Abdominal distension b. Polyuria c. Diastasis recti d. Dependent edema