Preoperative patient education includes teaching deep breathing exercises to help prevent abdominal complications
True
False
False
You might also like to view...
The nurse is teaching the student nurse about abnormal findings when assessing the breasts of children. Which of the following may be associated with renal disorders?
A) Swollen nipples upon inspection of a newborn's breasts B) Tender nodule palpated under the nipple of a 10-year-old C) Observation of enlarged breast tissue in a male adolescent D) Observation of a supernumerary nipple along the mammary ridge
A patient has been admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of thyroid storm. What interventions should the nurse include in this patient's immediate care? Select all that apply
A) Administering diuretics to prevent fluid overload B) Administering beta blockers to reduce heart rate C) Administering insulin to reduce blood glucose levels D) Applying interventions to reduce the patient's temperature E) Administering corticosteroids
A patient returns to your unit after a neck dissection. The surgeon placed a Jackson Pratt drain in the wound. When assessing the wound drainage over the first 24 postoperative hours you would notify the physician immediately for what?
A) Blood clots in the drainage B) 300 cc. of milky or cloudy drainage C) Spots of drainage on the dressings surrounding the drain D) 120 cc. of serosanguinous drainage
The nurse in the OB-GYN clinic is working with a client who is seeking her initial prenatal visit
The nurse will use the acronym TPAL to document the client's number of which of the following? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Term infants born 2. Children living in the home 3. Pregnancies ending in abortion 4. Preterm infants born 5. Pregnancies that occurred