A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she just felt “something
give way” in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the incision and notes the presence of wound
dehiscence. The
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A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she just felt “something
give way” in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the incision and notes the presence of wound
dehiscence. The nurse immediately: Click here for answers https://bit.ly/3jDsMn8
Contacts the physician In
Documents the findings
Places the client in a supine position with the legs flat
Covers the abdominal wound with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline solution
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Level of Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Implementation
Content Area: Perioperative Care
Reference: Ignatavicius, D., & Workman, M. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing: Patient-centered
collaborative care (6th ed., pp. 291, 292, 296). St. Louis: Saunders.
A client who just returned from the recovery room after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is restless
and her pulse rate is increased. As the nurse continues the assessment, the client begins to vomit a
copious amount of bright-red blood. The immediate nursing action is to:
Notify the surgeon Continue the
assessment Click here for
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Check the client’s blood pressure
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Obtain a flashlight, gauze, and a curved hemostat
Reference: Ignatavicius, D., & Workman, M. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing: Patient-centered
collaborative care (6th ed., p. 657). St. Louis: Saunders.
A client who has just undergone surgery suddenly experiences chest pain, dyspnea, and tachypnea. The
nurse suspects that the client has a pulmonary embolism and immediately sets about:
Preparing the client for a perfusion scan Click
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Attaching the client to a cardiac monitor
Administering oxygen by way of nasal cannula
Ensuring that the intravenous (IV) line is paten
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