!DOCTYPE html> 11 ASPAN Standards, Documentation, Regulatory Guidelines, and Patient Safety Needs Sylvia Baker, Denise O’Brien, and Theresa Clifford 11-1. While caring for the Phase I PACU patient, the perianesthesia nurse ensures patient safety by…
!DOCTYPE html> 9 Diversity and Psychosocial Assistance Diane Swintek, Nancy Strzyzewski, and Theresa Clifford 9-1. Cultural competency is essential because it promotes: a. Meaningful plans of care b. Expedient assessments c. Standardized care d. Traditional…
!DOCTYPE html> 10 Patient and Family Education Susan Norris, and Theresa Clifford 10-1. While preparing a patient who will be undergoing infiltration of local anesthesia, the nurse instructs the patient to report all…
!DOCTYPE html> 8 Anesthesia and Malignant Hyperthermia Theresa Clifford, Nancy Strzyzewski, and Vallire D. Hooper 8-1. During the anesthesia stage of delirium, the patient is at risk for: a. Vomiting, bronchospasm, and cardiac arrest b….
!DOCTYPE html> 6 Endocrine System, Fluids, and Electrolytes Renee Smith, Marie A. Evans, and Theresa Clifford 6-1. A 62-year-old male patient has had a transurethral resection of the prostate. He arrives in the Phase I…
!DOCTYPE html> 7 Maintenance of Normothermia, Physiologic Comfort, and the Therapeutic Environment Nancy Strzyzewski, Tanya LeCompte Hofmann, Vallire D. Hooper, and Theresa Clifford 7-1. Warming intravenous (IV) fluids helps to prevent heat loss resulting from the following…
!DOCTYPE html> 5 Genitourologic, Reproductive, and Musculoskeletal Systems Janice Lopez, Charlotte West, and Carolyn Kiolbasa 5-1. The function of the proximal tubule in the glomerulus is to: a. Reabsorb 65% of filtered solute and water…
