Question 1
A patient with a traumatic abdominal injury is prescribed conservative, nonoperative management. Which ongoing assessments should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Assessment of the degree and type of guarding or rigidity
◦ Widening pulse pressure
◦ Hourly CVP readings
◦ ECG changes for bradycardia and widening QRS
◦ Hourly vital signs
Question 2
For which situation should the nurse plan to prepare a patient with abdominal trauma for surgery?
◦ A suspected splenic injury having received 1 unit of blood
◦ A contusion to the kidney with a stable H & H
◦ A Grade III liver injury with stable vital signs
◦ A pelvic fracture with muscle rigidity of the abdominal wall
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