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Beheh · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The primary reason the nurse asks for help when changing a client's complicated dressing is to:

1. Foster efficient client-oriented interventions
2. Facilitate a comfortable, safe dressing change
3. Minimize the amount of time spent on a specific task
4. Engage in collaborative learning with other health care professionals

Question 2

The nurse is prioritizing care for two postoperative abdominal surgery clients; the first is 15 hours postoperative and the second is ready for discharge. Which of the interventions should be ac-complished first?

1. Discharge pain control
2. First day dangling and ambulation
3. First day post op coughing and deep breathing
4. Discharge teaching regarding the dressing change

Zack0mack0101@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
A nurse should never hesitate to have staff assist, especially when there is an opportunity to make a procedure or activity more comfortable and safer for the client. While it is possible that having help with a task can be a learning experience as well as making the task more efficient and less time-consuming, it is not always the case and not the primary reason for asking for assistance.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
The first client's goals center on restoring physiological function impaired as a result of the stress of surgery. The second client's goals center on adequate preparation to assume self-care at home. Physiological interventions, particularly those affecting breathing, should receive priority. Dan-gling and ambulation may be addressed after the second client is readied for discharge.