Priority Decision: Upon admission of a patient to the PACU, the nurse's priority assessment is

Priority Decision: Upon admission of a patient to the PACU, the nurse's priority assessment is

A patient who had major surgery is experiencing emotional stress as well as physiologic stress from the effects of surgery. What can this stress cause?

To attain the goal of ambulation for the patient who is hemiplegic, the initial care plan needs to be structured to first attain

The purpose of a peripheral iridectomy procedure is to

While on a hiking trip, Mr. Jones states that a branch of a tree struck his eye. Part of the branch remains lodged in the eye, and the eyelid is bleeding. Appropriate emergency treatment would include