The nurse is assigned to care for several patients on the surgical unit. Which patient need will the nurse address first?
a. A patient who is waiting for discharge teaching before going home
b. A patient who needs to be ambulated for the first time postoperatively
c. A patient who has not voided since the catheter was removed 8 hours ago
d. A patient who requires a daily dressing change to the surgical incision
Question 2
The nurse is caring for a patient who is headed to the operating room for abdominal surgery. Which goal is appropriate for the nursing diagnosis risk for Perioperative positioning injury?
a. Patient will deny numbness or tingling in extremities after surgical procedure.
b. Patient will maintain urine output of at least 30 mL/hour during and after surgery.
c. Patient will maintain elastic skin turgor as well as moist tongue and mucus membranes.
d. Patient will have no emesis and deny nausea following arousal from general anesthesia.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
Patient Teaching Methods
Surgical Hand Hygiene/Sterile Scrub
The correct beginning position for the patient’s feet and crutches (tripod position).
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in adults and patients 12 years and older.
Illustrated correlation between the Mendelian postulates of unit factors