After conducting a preoperative health assessment, the nurse documents that the client has physical assessments supporting the medical diagnosis of emphysema. Based on this finding, what postoperative interventions would be included on the plan of care?
A) Perform sterile dressing changes each morning.
B) Administer pain medications as needed.
C) Conduct a head-to-toe assessment each shift.
D) Monitor respirations and breath sounds.
Ans: D
Respiratory disorders, including emphysema, increase the risk for respiratory depression from anesthesia as well as postoperative pneumonia and atelectasis.
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Which conditions would help the nurse decide that it is ethical to administer the medication through the application of the concept of double effect? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The medication has been proven effective in the treatment of cancer. 2. The nurse is administering the medication to achieve treatment of the cancer. 3. The harmful effect must not occur in order for the medication to be successful in treating the cancer. 4. The benefits of using this medication are more likely to occur than are the undesired actions of the medication. 5. The patient must agree to accept the possibility of undesired effects of the medication.
The nurse studying the history of gerontologic nursing learns which information about the specialty? (Select all that apply.)
a. The number of older Americans is dimi-nishing. b. The geriatric nursing conference group was established in 1962. c. The gerontologic clinical nurse specialist certification was offered in 1989. d. There were no writings about the care of older persons until World War II. e. The first Standards of Practice for Geria-tric Nursing was written in 1969.
For a safe, complete bed bath, the water temperature should be
A) warm. B) room temperature. C) lukewarm. D) hot.
The chief financial officer and the nurse executive of a hospital wish to determine the marginal benefit of a nurse. Which values will they need?
1. Marginal product and marginal revenue 2. Marginal expense and monopsony 3. Marginal expense and marginal returns 4. Marginal product and derived demand