Which patient is ready for discharge from Phase I PACU care to the clinical unit?

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Which patient is ready for discharge from Phase I PACU care to the clinical unit?

A. Arouses easily, pulse is 112 bpm, respiratory rate is 24, dressing is saturated, SaO2 is 88% B. Difficult to arouse, pulse is 52, respiratory rate is 22, dressing is dry and intact, SaO2 is 91% C. Awake, vital signs stable, dressing is dry and intact, no respiratory depression, SaO2 is 92% D. Arouses, blood pressure (BP) higher than preoperative and respiratory rate is 10, no excess bleeding, SaO2 is 90%

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 2 of 5

Mr. Jones has a scleral buckling procedure for repair of his retinal detachment. He states that he can see quite well now and wants to know if his vision will continue to improve. Which reply by the nurse would be most appropriate?

A. It will be important to monitor your progress over the next 2 months.' B. Your eye should be fine provided that you do everything your doctor has told you.' C. There is no way of predicting whether or not this will recur.' D. You seem worried that this condition may recur.'

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 3 of 5

Mrs. Blakely's postoperative course is otherwise uneventful, and she is fitted with corrective glasses. For Mrs. Blakely to adjust to wearing her new eyeglasses, it would be most important to teach her that

A. the color of objects seen with the operated eye is much brighter B. her new glasses will be much heavier C. she will have binocular vision D. she will have considerable distortion in vision

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 4 of 5

Mrs. Smith asks about treatment options for sensorineural deafness. To counsel Mrs. Smith appropriately, the nurse knows that the only type of organically caused deafness that can be effectively treated at this time is

A. conductive deafness B. sensorineural deafness C. central deafness D. mixed-type deafness

Correct Answer: A

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

Question 5 of 5

A patient who has completed detox is ready to start recovery. He or she asks for advice. Which of the following is the best advice to give the patient?

A. Focus on 1 day at a time. Identify your triggers and learn ways to avoid them. B. The goal of recovery is to lengthen periods between relapses. C. You will be in recovery all your life. D. Ask the practitioner to recommend you to a rehab program.

Correct Answer: A

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

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