A patient who has a mandibular structural abnormality has just been admitted to the postsurgical unit from the PACU following surgical remodeling. To ensure this patient's safety, what action should the nurse prioritize?
A) Ensuring that suction tubing and a deep suction catheter are available at the bedside
B) Maintaining all four of the patient's bed rails in a raised position
C) Encouraging the patient to temporarily use a bedpan rather than a commode or toilet
D) Ensuring that wire cutters or scissors are available at the patient's bedside
D
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A. Anxiety B. Being different from peers C. Pain D. Punishment in the form of illness E. Separation from parents
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a family history of reactions to general anesthesia. Which medication will the anesthesiologist have ready as a precautionary measure before the patient's surgery is started?
a. Protamine sulfate b. Dantrolene sodium (Dantrium) c. Activated charcoal with sorbitol d. Folinic acid (Leucovorin)
A nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed belladonna for the treatment of prolonged diarrhea. Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse perform before administering the drug?
A) Check stools of the client. B) Monitor for abdominal pain. C) Assess weight of the client. D) Monitor vital signs every 2 hours.
Collaborative problems involve activities of nurses to monitor clients for the purpose of detecting physiologic changes or the onset of physiologic problems
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