A client had a surgical procedure with spinal anesthesia. The nurse raises the head of the client's bed. The client's blood pressure changes from 122/78 mm Hg to 102/50 mm Hg. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Call the Rapid Response Team.
b. Increase the IV fluid rate.
c. Lower the head of the bed.
d. Nothing; this is expected.
Question 2
Ten hours after surgery, a postoperative client reports that the antiembolism stockings and sequential compression devices itch and are too hot. The client asks the nurse to remove them. What response by the nurse is best?
a. Let me call the surgeon to see if you really need them.
b. No, you have to use those for 24 hours after surgery.
c. OK, we can remove them since you are stable now.
d. To prevent blood clots you need them a few more hours.
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
The 3 abnormal spinal curvatures
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Use a step stool to help an infirm client get on and off the table.
The spinal column.