Based on a patient's history and the preoperative assessment, the surgical team has opted to use a peripheral nerve block (PNB) with a patient who will undergo a bunionectomy. What advantages are conferred by the use of PNB?
A) The patient will have no recollection of the surgical procedure.
B) The patient will not have to be intubated.
C) The patient will experience better pain control than if general anesthesia were used.
D) PNB can be reversed immediately if the need arises.
B
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In which scenario would the nurse, caring for the palliative care client, encourage the treatment of chemotherapy?
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X-ray films confirm the diagnosis of intertrochanteric femoral fracture. Knowing that M.C. is going to beadmitted, you draw admission labs and call for the orthopedic consultation
What laboratory and diagnostic studies will be ordered to evaluate M.C.'s condition, and what critical information will each give you?
MC The RN observes two team members placing the bed clothes they have taken off a client's bed on the floor. The appropriate intervention is to
A. Bring the staff members a clothes basket and tell them to use it the next time. B. Explain the principles of medical asepsis to both team members. C. Tell them that this is unacceptable behavior and you will counsel both of them later. D. Do nothing because the bedclothes are on their way to the laundry to be disinfected.