Reference no: EM133859088
Questions:
1. How long does a patient remain in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)?
2. According to the Aldrete scoring system, a total score of 9 to 10 indicates criteria for discharge. What does this score level speci?cally indicate?
3. What might occur as a result of areas of atelectasis following surgery?
4. Explain why postoperative blood pressure and pulse should be compared with preoperative values.
5. As you monitor the patient's urine output after surgery, what changes in urinary output would require charge nurse or surgeon noti?cation?
6. How is pain medication administered?
7. Why is vitamin C necessary when promoting wound healing after surgery?
8. Describe the best way to prevent a hospital- acquired infection of a surgical wound.
9. What patients are most at risk for dehiscence and evisceration?
10. Why are patients in cardiogenic shock placed in the Fowler position?