A patient who received spinal anesthesia four hours ago during surgery is transferred to the surgical unit and, after 90 minutes, now reports severe incisional pain. The patient's blood pressure is 170/90 mmHg, pulse is 108 beats/min, temperature is 99oF (37.2oC), and respirations are 30 breaths/min. The patient's skin is pale, and the surgical dressing is dry and intact. The most appropriate nursing intervention is to

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A patient who received spinal anesthesia four hours ago during surgery is transferred to the surgical unit and, after 90 minutes, now reports severe incisional pain. The patient's blood pressure is 170/90 mmHg, pulse is 108 beats/min, temperature is 99oF (37.2oC), and respirations are 30 breaths/min. The patient's skin is pale, and the surgical dressing is dry and intact. The most appropriate nursing intervention is to

Correct Answer: D

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

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What is primarily a developmental task of middle age?

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3 of 5

For a patient with Crohn disease, the medical-surgical nurse recommends a diet that is

Correct Answer: D

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Which of the following should the nurse teach the client to avoid when taking chlorpromazine HCL (Thorazine)?

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5 of 5

The nurse knows that the most likely cause of the HSV-1 infection in a client with HIV infection is:

Correct Answer: A

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

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