Clients who have nutritional deficiencies before surgery are MORE prone to have which of the following postoperative complications?
a. atelectasis c. renal failure
b. delayed wound healing d. hepatitis B
B
Nutritional deficiencies place the client at higher risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance, delayed wound healing, and wound infections.
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A) Introduction B) Method section C) Results section D) Discussion
The nurse is assessing a patient with chronic pain and learns the patient is not able to sleep through the night. The nurse realizes this patient is demonstrating which problem?
1. The inability to cope with pain 2. A side effect of chronic pain medication use 3. Sleep deprivation because of poor pain control 4. Lying as a way to be prescribed more pain medication without an identified need
The nurse is presenting a class on preterm labor, its causes, and treatments to a group of newly pregnant couples
Which statements regarding preterm labor are true? Note: Credit will be given only of all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Antepartum hemorrhage can cause preterm labor. 2. Trauma can cause preterm labor. 3. Infection can cause preterm labor. 4. Magnesium sulfate is a drug used to stop contractions. 5. Sedatives and narcotics may be given to stop labor.
A nurse is told during orientation that the organization is very patient focused and that it uses a documentation system with the acronym PIE. What will the nurse be charting?
a. Problem, intervention, evaluation b. Patient, interview, evaluation c. Population, intervention, encourage d. Plan, interview, enhance