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Redwolflake15

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A nurse is assisting a surgeon who will be performing a tonsillectomy. The nurse is able to identify from the descriptor ectomy that the procedure involves
 
  1. Removal.
  2. Separation.
  3. Creating an opening.
  4. Uprooting and replanting.

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A nurse who is providing care for a patient with a large abdominal wound removes the dressing and notes that the wound has dehisced. The nurse should
 
  1. Cover the wound with a large sterile dressing.
  2. Pour sterile saline into the wound bed.
  3. Notify the supervisor.
  4. Ask the patient, Did you feel anything pop open?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Redwolflake15

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
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Wow, this really help

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