A nurse is providing care for a patient returning from an esophagogastroduode noscopy. Which of the following observations would be most concerning to the nurse?
1. Respirations are 16 at rest.
2. Patient complains of shoulder pain that increases with movement.
3. Patient requests antacid for symptoms of heartburn.
4. Nurse discovers the patient eating lunch.
Question 2
A nurse is caring for a patient returning from a femoral arteriogram. Which of the following nursing actions would be included in the plan of care?
1. Cough and deep breathing exercises hourly 4
2. Sequential compression devices on bilateral lower extremities
3. Bedrest for at least 6 hours with the involved leg straight
4. Post-procedure enema every 12 hours 2
Example use of a placeholder (X) and episode of care characters.
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: radial deviation.
Edentulous patient with pieces of bone that became necrotic and continued to slough off after tooth ...