Your patient is returned from the PACU after an AKA of the right leg. You know to monitor for postoperative bleeding
Put your actions in the correct order that you would perform them if postoperative bleeding occurs after an amputation.
A. Apply tourniquet that is kept at the bedside to affected limb.
B. Monitor vital signs.
C. Apply a pressure dressing.
D. Call the surgeon.
Ans: A, D, B, C
Feedback: Immediate postoperative bleeding may develop slowly or may take the form of massive hemorrhage resulting from a loosened suture. A large tourniquet should be in plain sight at the patient's bedside, so that if severe bleeding occurs, it can be applied to the residual limb to control the hemorrhage. The nurse immediately notifies the surgeon in the event of excessive bleeding. A pressure dressing is only applied at the doctor's order.
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