An RN team leader has one LPN and one medical assistant assigned to the unit. Which patient would be most appropriate to assign to the LPN?
a. Right lower lobectomy, one day postoperatively, whose temperature went from 37.1°C to 38.3°C during the last shift
b. 72-year-old right hip replacement, 2 days postoperatively, complaining of leg and chest pain
c. 48-year-old female patient who had a laparoscopic appendectomy 8 hours ago: urine output 165 mL, Hgb 7 g/dL, and Hct 21%
d. Post cerebral vascular accident 1 week ago who had a Dobhoff feeding tube inserted and is now on continuous feedings at 45 mL/hr
ANS: D
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