« previous next »

Author Question: A patient is scheduled for surgery at 0800. Which is correct? a. The person is NPO 6 to 8 hours ... (Read 41 times)

roselinechinyere27m

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 557
on: Jul 16, 2018
A patient is scheduled for surgery at 0800. Which is correct?
 
  a. The person is NPO 6 to 8 hours before surgery.
  b. The person can have a light breakfast be-fore surgery.
  c. The person is allowed only water after midnight.
  d. The person will receive a regular evening meal and a bedtime snack.

Question 2

A child needs a breathing treatment and suctioning to produce a sputum specimen. Which is cor-rect?
 
  a. You can give the breathing treatment.
  b. An RN or respiratory therapist tells you what breathing treatment to give.
  c. The nurse suctions the trachea for the specimen.
  d. You can assist by suctioning the trachea.


kmb352

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

Did you know?

Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.

Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter. Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter.
Measuring Patient Height Measuring Patient Height
The general survey includes assessing every patient for signs of distress. The general survey includes assessing every patient for signs of distress.
Open heart surgery Open heart surgery
National Patient Safety Goals for Acute-Care Hospitals National Patient Safety Goals for Acute-Care Hospitals
Video: Medullary osmotic gradient - influencing factors

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library