Why would this situation be potentially unsafe for the patient?
You receive a patient into the PACU and as the anaesthetist is handing over to you, you realise that you do not know what the surgery entailed or what the possible complications of that surgery might be.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Without knowing the specific complications, as well as the general complications of a surgical procedure, the nurse would not know what changes to observe in the case of deterioration in this patient.
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The Strauss and Corbin approach has replaced the Glaser and Strauss approach as the most appropriate way to conduct grounded theory studies
A) True B) False
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