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The preoperative nurse has a variety of activities to complete when preparing a client for surgery. Which of the following are activities of this nurse? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Awareness of safety considerations
  2. Assessment of vital signs during the surgery
  3. Physical assessment of the client
  4. Assessment of the environment
  5. Postoperative care in the recovery room
  6. Awareness of best practices

Question 2

A client has a productive cough that produces green sputum with a musty odor. The nurse realizes that the client may be experiencing:
 
  1. emphysema.
  2. pneumococcal pneumonia.
  3. Pseudomonas infection.
  4. pulmonary edema.



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Answer to Question 1

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The nurse's role in preparing a client for surgery includes the following activities: awareness of safety considerations, physical assessment of the client, assessment of the environment, and awareness of best practices. The preoperative nurse will not assess vital signs during the surgery nor provide postoperative care in the recovery room.

Answer to Question 2

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A client with a Pseudomonas infection can have a cough that produces green sputum with a musty odor. The sputum from emphysema is gray-white and mucoid. The sputum from pneumococcal pneumonia and pulmonary edema are rust colored and pink, frothy, respectively.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


T4T

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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