After surgery, the client is sent to PACU for recovery. The PACU is responsible for this phase of recovery and client assessment
a. What tool is useful in assisting how a client is recovering from anesthesia?
b. What is involved in the initial assessment of the client in PACU?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Discussion here should include the Aldrete scale, what it is, and what is included in this scale.
b. Included in this discussion should be respirations or breathing patterns, any artificial airways and supplemental oxygen, v/s, drains, dressings, wounds, fluids, outputs, LOC, pain levels, and movement of extremities.
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1. 0.9 NS 2. 09. NS with 20 mEq potassium 3. Oral potassium supplements 4. Lactated Ringer's solution
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1. Offering to arrange a pneumococcal vaccine for a client turning 60 years old. 2. Assessing the 62-year-old client for situational depression. 3. Discussing smoking cessation classes with a 64-year-old. 4. Asking a 78-year-old client whether he had his cholesterol tested within the last 3 years. 5. Measuring the 79-year-old client's height and weight.
By which age should the nurse expect an infant to be able to pull to a standing position?
a. 6 months b. 8 months c. 11 to 12 months d. 14 to 15 months