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iveyjurea

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A nurse is providing ongoing postoperative care to a patient who has had knee surgery. The nurse assesses the dressing and finds it saturated with blood. The patient is restless and has a rapid pulse. What should the nurse do next?
 
  A) Document the data and apply a new dressing.
  B) Apply a pressure dressing and report findings.
  C) Reassure the family that this is a common problem.
  D) Make assessments every 15 minutes for 4 hours.

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Nursing is expanding its knowledge base to include information that explains selected CAT. Which of the following describes an aspect of CAT?
 
  A) market driven C) government regulated
  B) nurse driven D) last-resort therapy


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amynguyen1221

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


iveyjurea

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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