The nurse knows that elderly patients are at higher risk for complications and adverse outcomes during the intraoperative period. What is the best rationale for this phenomenon?

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Question 1 of 5

The nurse knows that elderly patients are at higher risk for complications and adverse outcomes during the intraoperative period. What is the best rationale for this phenomenon?

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is providing teaching about tissue repair and wound healing to a patient who has a leg ulcer. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?

Correct Answer: D

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

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is planning the postoperative care of a patient who is admitted to the postsurgical unit following a parathyroidectomy. What should be included in this patient's plan of care?

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is caring for a patient on postoperative day 2 following a prostatectomy. The patient has a urinary catheter in place, and the nurse notes that the urine output has been less than 20 mL/h for the past 3 hours. What should the nurse do first?

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 5 of 5

The OR nurse is positioning a patient for a laparotomy. What should the nurse prioritize?

Correct Answer: B

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

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