Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

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  1. Sixty-five-year-old Dominic is being transferred into the PACU from the
    OR. Once there, initial assessment will focus on:
    (a) airway, breathing, circulation, and wound site.
    (b) intake, output, and intravenous access.
    (c) abdominal sounds, oxygen level, and level of consciousness.
    (d) pulse oximetry, pupil responses, and deep tendon reflexes.

  2. Patient teaching for risk reduction of skin cancer should include:
    (a) Having suspicious moles checked by a dermatologist.
    (b) Daily sun exposure every one-half hour.
    (c) Daily sun exposure of 1 hour to build tolerance.
    (d) Applying moisturizer.

  3. Denise is recovering from an open cholesystectomy. You know that be-
    cause of the location of the surgery, she has an increased chance of post-
    operative:
    (a) myocardial infarction.
    (b) respiratory complications.
    (c) deep vein thrombosis.
    (d) wound infection.


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