
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 19
Which patient is ready for discharge from Phase I PACU care to the clinical unit?
A) Arouses easily, pulse is 112 bpm, respiratory rate is 24, dressing is saturated, SaO₂ is 88%
B) Difficult to arouse, pulse is 52, respiratory rate is 22, dressing is dry and intact, SaO₂ is 91%
C) Awake, vital signs stable, dressing is dry and intact, no respiratory depression, SaO₂ is 92%
D) Arouses, blood pressure (BP) higher than preoperative and respiratory rate is 10, no excess bleeding, SaO₂ is 90%
A) Arouses easily, pulse is 112 bpm, respiratory rate is 24, dressing is saturated, SaO₂ is 88%
B) Difficult to arouse, pulse is 52, respiratory rate is 22, dressing is dry and intact, SaO₂ is 91%
C) Awake, vital signs stable, dressing is dry and intact, no respiratory depression, SaO₂ is 92%
D) Arouses, blood pressure (BP) higher than preoperative and respiratory rate is 10, no excess bleeding, SaO₂ is 90%
Explanation
C. On initial assessment in PACU the air...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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