A nurse is caring for a patient who is 2 days postoperative after abdominal surgery. What nursing intervention would be important to promote wound healing at this time?
A) Administer pain medications on a p.r.n. and regular basis.
B) Assist in moving to prevent strain on the suture line.
C) Tell the patient that a mild fever is a normal response.
D) If a scar forms over a joint, it may limit movement.
B
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The nurse is assessing a pregnant woman with a history of malignant hypertension. Which of the following is a priority teaching intervention for this client?
A) Avoid activities that result in shortness of breath. B) Add more sodium and calcium to the diet. C) Get occasional rest and frequently exercise. D) Limit fluid intake for the first and third trimesters.
A patient tells the nurse, "My memory is not as good as it once was, so I started taking ginkgo biloba." The patient's only other medication is a low-dose aspirin daily. Which potential complication should be the focus of the nursing assessment?
a. Gastrointestinal distress b. Spontaneous bleeding c. Thromboembolism d. Drowsiness
When a patient tells the nurse that she is divorced and remarried with one son from her first marriage, the nurse documents the patient's family structure as
A) Extended B) Blended C) Cohabitated D) Divided
The reason for waiting 3 weeks to commence combined oral contraceptive pills in non-lactating women is that the risk of thrombosis is minimised by that time
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.