NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
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Place the head of the client’s bed in the flat position.
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Gently reinsert the bowel back into the client’s wound.
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Apply moistened sterile gauze to the site.
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Position the client on the left side.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nursing interventions that are required in postoperative care include prompt pain control, assessment of the surgical site and drainage tubes, monitoring the rate and patency of IV fluids and IV access, and assessing the patient’s level of sensation, circulation, and safety.
Detailed explanation-2: -If an evisceration is found, the nurse should immediately notify the provider and cover the wound with a nonadherent dressing that is pre-moistened with sterile normal saline.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conclusions: When the use of resources is taken into account, the most efficient regimen of prophylaxis against respiratory complications after abdominal surgery is deep breathing exercises for low risk patients and incentive spirometry for high risk patients.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most common, preventable complication of abdominal surgery is: atelectasis.