Author Question: A nurse is assigned to work with a group of clients who have chronic confusion. The nurse ... (Read 69 times)

RRMR · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is assigned to work with a group of clients who have chronic confusion. The nurse anticipates that these clients will:

1. have loss of memory but retain judgment and planning skills.
2. exhibit loss of memory but have no change in personality or affect.
3. have impaired abstract thinking ability but a higher threshold for stress.
4. exhibit loss of memory, impaired abstract thinking, and impaired problem-solving ability.

Question 2

Which of the following manifestations would the nurse expect to see with a client who has had knee surgery and who suffered a surgical infection with signs of systemic manifestations? (Select all that apply.)

1. Erythema
2. WBC 14,200 mm3
3. Pain at the surgical site
4. 10 bands
5. Respiratory rate of 16

cloud · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

2. WBC 14,200 mm3
4. 10 bands

Rationale:
The client is postsurgical repair of the knee. The nurse should be able to distinguish between local reactions and systemic reactions. An elevated WBC and 10 bands are indicative of an infection. Vital sign changes typically associated with an infection include an elevation in temperature and tachycardia. Local manifestations include erythema, warmth, pain, edema, and functional impairment, whereas systemic manifestations include elevated temperature above 100.4F, pulse greater than 90/min., respiratory rate greater than 20, and WBC greater than 12,000 mm3 or > 10 bands.