Canes are usually used on the patient's weaker side
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When the fever "breaks," the temperature returns to an acceptable range and the patient becomes:
a. febrile. b. afebrile. c. fever of unknown origin (FUO). d. pyrexic.
During assessment of an older adult, which finding does the nurse immediately report to the health care provider?
a. Yellowing or bluing of the sclera b. Lack of discrimination between green and violet c. An opaque, bluish-white ring within the outer edge of the cornea d. Pupil constriction in response to light oc-curring in 2 seconds
The surgical incision of a patient recovering from a partial colonectomy for colon cancer is red and the skin around the sutures is taut and shiny. Which of the following do these findings indicate to the nurse?
1. the sutures need to be removed 2. a local wound infection that might deteriorate into an enterocutaneous fistula 3. the patient needs to use more pillows when deep breathing and coughing to splint the incision 4. the wound is healing
On which types of wounds may the nurse use a pulsatile high-pressure lavage for irrigation?
a. Graft sites b. Wounds with exposed blood vessels c. Necrotic tissue d. Wounds with exposed muscle or tendons