The nursing action that should receive highest priority when a client returns from the OR to the PACU is
a. checking the postoperative orders.
b. observing the operative site.
c. positioning the client.
d. receiving the report from OR personnel.
C
The client is received in the PACU on a bed or stretcher. Proper positioning is necessary to ensure airway patency in a sedated, unconscious, or semi-conscious client.
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a. Only with tastes the subject knows well b. Only if the subject is hungry c. Only with very long delays between the CS and US d. After just one CS-US pairing
The patient with -thalassemia intermedia has a hemoglobin level of 9.0. The nurse is preparing an education session for the patient. Which statement should the nurse include?
1. "You need to increase your intake of meat and other iron-rich foods." 2. "Your low hemoglobin could put you into preterm labor." 3. "Increasing your vitamin C intake will help your hemoglobin level." 4. "You should not take iron or folic acid supplements."
The nurse explains that in assessing the burn area of a child, the "rule of nines" is not a useful tool because small children have:
a. More fluid loss b. Thinner skin c. Less body fat d. Different body proportions
The type of altered perception most commonly experienced by clients with schizophrenia is
A. delusions. B. illusions. C. tactile hallucinations. D. auditory hallucinations.