A patient who was stabbed multiple times in the chest and abdomen has just returned from emergency surgery. Hemodynamic monitoring was initiated during surgery and now reveals that the patient's right atrial pressure has dropped to 2 mmHg. The nurse would assess for findings of which conditions?
1. Internal hemorrhage
2. Fluid loss during surgery
3. Vasodilation from drugs administered during surgery
4. Left heart failure
5. Cardiac tamponade
1, 2, 3
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The ED nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected MI. What drug should the nurse anticipate administering to this patient?
A) Oxycodone B) Warfarin C) Morphine D) Acetaminophen
The nurse explains that the purpose of a sitz bath is to reduce inflammation in the perineal and anal area and should last at least:
a. 10 to 15 minutes. b. 20 to 30 minutes. c. 30 to 40 minutes. d. 1 hour.
The nurse in the intensive care unit is caring for a patient whose body temperature has been cooled to decrease the oxygen requirement of the brain and heart. The nurse explains to the family that this treatment is called:
A) accidental hypothermia. B) inadvertent hypothermia. C) iatrogenic hypothermia. D) therapeutic hypothermia.
Make an assessment of the order
What will be an ideal response?