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Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 1
When a patient is admitted to the PACU, what are the priority interventions the nurse performs
A) Assess the surgical site, noting presence and character of drainage.
B) Assess the amount of urine output and the presence of bladder distention.
C) Assess for airway patency and quality of respirations, and obtain vital signs.
D) Review results of intraoperative laboratory values and medications received.
Explanation
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The option (a) is incorrect.
In PACU, af...

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