The nurse is caring for a child who has a long leg cast. The ...

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The nurse is caring for a child who has a long leg cast. The child complains of increasing pain in the toes of the casted foot. The nurse's initial action is to
 
  1. call the physician to reportincreasing pain.
  2. administer pain medication.
  3. reposition the child in bed.
  4. check to see if the cast is too tight.

Question 2

A nurse is checking the postpartum orders. The doctor has prescribed bed rest for 612 hours. The nurse knows this is an appropriate order if the patient had which type of anesthesia?
 
  1. Spinal
  2. Pudendal
  3. General
  4. Epidural

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Answer to Question 1

Answer:4
Rationale: While all of the actions are appropriate,the nurse's initial action is to assess for external factors that might be causing pain.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Keeping the postpartum patient in bed for 612 hours after receiving a spinal is thought to decrease the risk of headache and allow sensation to return to the extremities before ambulation.
Rationale 2: It is not necessary to keep the postpartum patient in bed for 612 hours after receiving a pudendal.
Rationale 3: The decision to keep the postpartum patient in bed after receiving a general anesthesia depends on the patient.
Rationale 4: It is not usually necessary to keep the postpartum patient in bed for 612 hours after receiving an epidural.