This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: The nurse is caring for a patient during the immediate postoperative period following a rhinoplasty. ... (Read 34 times)

darbym82

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse is caring for a patient during the immediate postoperative period following a rhinoplasty. Which finding is most concerning to the nurse?
 
  a. The patient complains of being cold and chilled.
  b. The patient complains of nausea.
  c. The nurse notices the patient is swallowing frequently.
  d. The nurse notices drainage on the nasal drip pad.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving dipivefrin (Propine). Which abnormal finding is an expected side effect of this medication?
 
  a. Blood pressure 80/50
  b. Pulse 112
  c. Respirations 8
  d. Temperature 102.4


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Carissamariew

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 359
Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Frequent swallowing indicates bleeding that is trickling down the back of the throat. Feeling cold and chilly is a common symptom with surgery and is related to anesthetic and the cool surgical environment. Nausea may be experienced by some patients due to anesthetic. Drainage from the nose is expected.

Answer to Question 2

B
Sympathomimetic drugs such as dipivefrin are used to reduce intraocular pressure by increasing aqueous outflow. They can cause tachycardia and hypertension.


darbym82

  • Member
  • Posts: 570
Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

pratush dev

  • Member
  • Posts: 321
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.

Did you know?

Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.

Did you know?

The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.

Patient Position for Posterior Percussion Patient Position for Posterior Percussion
An emergency medical technician positions defibrillator paddles on the chest of a supine male patien An emergency medical technician positions defibrillator paddles on the chest of a supine male patien
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Swanson’s Theory of Caring Swanson’s Theory of Caring
Video: Interview with an Anorexic Woman (Part 1 of 2)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library