The nurse caring for the immediate postoperative patient who had a total knee replacement makes careful documentation on the patient's:
1. quality of pulses in effected limb.
2. degree of nausea and vomiting.
3. understanding of the procedure.
4. amount of pain.
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Assessments related to postoperative circulatory efficiency are priority assessments.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 897
OBJ: 6 TOP: Postoperative Care of Total Knee
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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