Author Question: A client who collapsed during dinner in a restaurant arrives in the emergency department. The client ... (Read 109 times)

nramada · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A client who collapsed during dinner in a restaurant arrives in the emergency department. The client is going to surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What medication does the nurse prepare to administer as a priority for this client?

a. Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
b. Lorazepam (Ativan)
c. Metoclopramide (Reglan)
d. Morphine sulfate

Question 2

A client in the preoperative holding room has received sedation and now needs to urinate. What action by the nurse is best?

a. Allow the client to walk to the bathroom.
b. Delegate assisting the client to the nurse's aide.
c. Give the client a bedpan or urinal to use.
d. Insert a urinary catheter now instead of waiting.

carolinefletcherr · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Reglan increases gastric emptying, an important issue for this client who was eating just prior to the operation. The other drugs are appropriate for any surgical client.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Although possibly uncomfortable or embarrassing for the client, the client should not be allowed out of bed after receiving sedation. The nurse should get the client a bedpan or urinal. The client may or may not need a urinary catheter.