A student is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss ...

[jace]

A student is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss after trauma. How does the student correlate the blood loss with the client's mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
 
  a. It causes vasoconstriction and increased MAP.
  b. Lower blood volume lowers MAP.
  c. There is no direct correlation to MAP.
  d. It raises cardiac output and MAP.

Question 2

A nurse is preparing a client for a femoropopliteal bypass operation. What actions does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Administering preoperative medication
  b. Ensuring the consent is signed
  c. Marking pulses with a pen
  d. Raising the siderails on the bed
  e. Recording baseline vital signs

[olderstudent]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Lower blood volume will decrease MAP. The other answers are not accurate.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D, E
The UAP can raise the siderails of the bed for client safety and take and record the vital signs. Administering medications, ensuring a consent is on the chart, and marking the pulses for later comparison should be done by the registered nurse. This is also often done by the postanesthesia care nurse and is part of the hand-off report.

[jace]

Excellent

[Liddy]

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