A patient on the postsurgical unit who underwent a mastectomy 36 hours ago is going to be discharged home later in the day. The nurse assesses the patient's incision prior to discharge and notes the presence of a gaping wound with protruding tissue. What should the nurse do?

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A patient on the postsurgical unit who underwent a mastectomy 36 hours ago is going to be discharged home later in the day. The nurse assesses the patient's incision prior to discharge and notes the presence of a gaping wound with protruding tissue. What should the nurse do?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

The OR nurse is caring for a patient under general anesthesia. What is the priority assessment?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The scrub nurse is counting instruments post-procedure. What is the purpose of this task?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is assessing a patient on postoperative day 2 following a hysterectomy. The patient reports foul-smelling vaginal discharge. What should the nurse suspect?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A client has a great deal of pain when coughing and deep breathing after abdominal surgery despite having pain medication. What action by the nurse is best?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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