Description
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement
or answers the question.
1)The nurse is assisting a postoperative client in using an incentive spirometer. Which
of the following postoperative complications is this nurse attempting to avoid with
this client? 1) _______
A)Hemorrhage B) Pulmonary embolism
C)Deep vein thrombosis D) Atelectasis
2)A client who is recovering from abdominal surgery has a penrose drain. Which of
the following should the nurse include in the care of this client? 2) _______
A)Make sure there is a safety pin on the end of the drain.
B)Clean the wound with normal saline every two hours.
C)Empty the drain every 30 minutes.
D)Remove the drain four hours postoperatively.
3)A client is in the recovery room. Which of the following members of the healthcare
team should the nurse contact regarding the client’s level of pain control? 3) _______
A)The surgeon B) The anesthesiologist
C)The scrub nurse D) The circulating nurse
4)During the assessment of a postoperative client’s bowel sounds, the nurse
auscultates high-pitched sounds over all four abdominal quadrants. The nurse realizes
this finding could indicate: 4) _______
A)Normal bowel function. B) The onset of stool.
C)The onset of flatus. D) Paralytic ileus.
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