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stephzh · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Mary is a 35-year-old patient who recently returned to the surgical unit after surgery to remove an abdominal tumor.

As the nurse performs a postsurgical assessment, she discovers that Mary's blood pressure is 90/54, heart rate is 94, and respiratory rate is 22 . Mary's nurse should be most concerned with which of the following?
A. Hypovolemia
B. Left-sided heart failure
C. Right-sided heart failure
D. Hypervolemia

Question 2

Hannah is a 34-year-old single mother of three who had been involved in a secret relationship with her boss, a married man who was 24 years her senior.

When her boss suddenly died as the result of a heart attack, Hannah had difficulty expressing the extent of her loss. The grief that Hannah was experiencing could best be described as which of the following? A. Disenfranchised
B. Complicated
C. Normal
D. Anticipatory

coreycathey · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Hypovolemia is a reduced circulating blood volume resulting from extracellular fluid losses that occurs in conditions such as shock and severe dehydration. If the fluid loss is significant, the body tries to adapt by increasing the heart rate and constricting peripheral vessels to increase the volume of blood returned to the heart and increase the cardiac output.

Answer to Question 2

A
Individuals experience disenfranchised grief when they cannot openly acknowledge a loss and experience full social support from others. Disenfranchised grief happens most often in situations in which others regard the person's loss as less significant or legitimate.