A patient who is being prepared for discharge after surgery becomes dizzy and weak when getting up to go the bathroom
The nurse would document that this patient has orthostatic hypotension if the patient's heart rate increases by _______beats per minute when moving from the lying to standing position. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
10
Rationale : The postoperative patient may have dehydration, which will result in orthostatic hypotension. The heart rate drops by 10 beats per minute and the blood pressure drops by 10 mmHg when the patient moves from the lying to standing position.
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