Which client being cared for on the medical-surgical unit will be best to assign to a nurse who has floated from the intensive care unit (ICU)?
A. Recent radical mastectomy client who requires chemotherapy administration
B. Modified radical mastectomy client who needs discharge teaching
C. Stage III breast cancer client who is requesting information about radiation and chemotherapy
D. A client with a Jackson-Pratt drain in place who has just arrived from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) after a quadrantectomy
Ans: D. A client with a Jackson-Pratt drain in place who has just arrived from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) after a quadrantectomy
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