Chapter 20: Nursing Management: Postoperative Care Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. On admission of a patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)‚ the blood pressure (BP) is 122/72. Thirty minutes after admission‚ the BP falls to 114/62‚ with a pulse of 74 and warm‚ dry skin. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Increase the IV fluid rate. b. Continue to take vital signs every 15 minutes. c. Administer oxygen therapy at 100% per mask. d. Notify the anesthesia care provider (ACP) immediately
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This is in regards to the concerns your husband shared with us regarding the care you received while here at St. Mark’s Hospital‚ treatment for pain control‚ and proceeding events. First of all‚ we would like to extend our appreciation for bringing your concerns to our attention. Please know that your concerns have been shared with the Director of 5W‚ David Perkins‚ Executive Director of Quality‚ Chief Medical Officer‚ and the Quality Improvement Council. They have conducted a thorough investigation
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Tips for Building Professionalism for Health Care Careers Many students naturally focus on achieving academic goals at college‚ but they should also focus on building their career professionalism. There are positive qualities that students should emulate and negative habits that students should avoid. College students who do this will increase their chances of career and personal success in the real world. Internal Attributes Health care professionals will need a strong work ethic that helps them
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Hospice Care 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Definition 1.1.1 Hospice Care Hospice care refers to an exceptional program that offers care services to individuals who are fatally ill and their family members. It is offered to patients who have been acknowledged by doctors as having completely exhausted all forms of cure there is and they are destined to die. These services include mental‚ emotional‚ spiritual physical and medical support which are aimed at ensuring maximum comfort and hope to the
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Literature Review on Pain Assessment The purpose of this review was to outline and evaluate pain assessment techniques and tools commonly used in the postoperative recovery room to assist in pain management. Problem Identification and Evidence Pain after surgery is stressful to patients and is a major problem in post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Recent data suggest 80 percent of patients experience pain post operatively (Wells‚ Pasero‚ & McCaffery‚ 2008). Ineffective pain management in the immediate
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NURSING CARE PLAN: Teaching Pt history: Pt is a 76 year old female with a history of two CVA’s (most current CVA in the L middle cerebral artery)‚ Atrial fibrillation with mitral valve replacement‚ total knee replacement‚ hip replacement‚ cholecystectomy‚ hysterectomy‚ appendectomy‚ hemorrhoids‚ arthritis‚ gout NURSING DIAGNOSIS: Ineffective Self Health management r/t lack of knowledge of chronic pain management aeb. patient relates consistent pain at a 5-9 on a scale of 0-10 ten being worst‚ statement
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Dingo management essay Introduction: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity‚stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise” Aldo Leopold. Human beings are dominant on this Mother Nature and all other species living on this earth. In past 200 years almost half of the mammalian extinctions worldwide took place in Australia. Humans are separate from‚ and superior to‚ nature. Nature should be exploited for human benefit. Nature has no agency
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Kangaroo mother care is the least invasive‚ more beneficial procedure that can be done in a neonatal intensive care unit. It is comprised of prolonged and early skin-to-skin contact‚ exclusive breastfeeding‚ and support for the parents as well as proper follow-up (Mörelius‚ 2015). Studies show that kangaroo mother care helps parents learn about the new infant‚ be involved in the care of the baby‚ and provides psychological stability (Mörelius‚ 2015). The physical effects on the baby have significance
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ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign of being weak and old;
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Case Study: Growing Pains What is going on? Waterway Industries began its service in 1963 from small and high quality canoe maker. Cyrus Maher who is CEO had maintained a steady growth right up until 1990. Recently he may be facing a human resources problem. Lee Carter is a relatively new employee whose high-powered sales ability has completely changed sleepy canoe company into extraordinary growth. But Maher has overheard Carter discussing a new job that would offer equity position and money‚
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