The PACU nurse would identify which assessment finding as abnormal in a client recovering from surgery?
a. Gag reflex present
b. Pulse oximeter reading of 84
c. Breath sounds in all lobes
d. Negative Homans' sign
Question 2
A client having abdominal surgery should expect the hair of the operative site to be clipped:
a. the week before surgery in the physician's office.
b. the night before surgery either at home or on the surgical floor.
c. the morning of surgery in the holding area.
d. in the operating room immediately before surgery.