Author Question: On admission to the PACU, in which manner is the client who has no orthopaedic or neurological ... (Read 39 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

On admission to the PACU, in which manner is the client who has no orthopaedic or neurological restrictions positioned?

a. With the bed flat and the client's arms to the sides
b. With the client's neck flexed and body in prone position
c. With the client in side-lying position
d. With the client's arms crossed over the chest and the bed in high-Fowler's posi-tion

Question 2

In the morning, the client had surgery that involved the right femoral artery. To assess the client's circulation status to the right leg, at which site will the nurse make sure to check the pulse?

a. Radial artery
b. Ulnar artery
c. Brachial artery
d. Dorsalis pedis artery

tandmlomax84 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
In the postanaesthetic client, the tongue causes a majority of airway obstructions. Ongoing as-sessment of airway patency is crucial. Clients are often kept in side-lying positions until the air-way is clear.
Positioning the client with the bed flat and the client's arms to the sides would not best facilitate a patent airway.
The client's neck should not be flexed, as this may occlude the airway.
This is not the best position to promote respirations. The client's arms should never be positioned over or across the chest, because this reduces maximal chest expansion.

Answer to Question 2

D
The nurse should assess peripheral pulses and capillary refill distal to the site of surgery. After surgery to the femoral artery, the nurse assesses posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses. The nurse also compares pulses in the affected extremity with those in the nonaffected extremity.
The radial pulse is not distal to the femoral artery.
The ulnar pulse is not distal to the femoral artery.
The brachial artery is not distal to the femoral artery.