Exam 41: Care of the Surgical Patient

The nurse caring for a patient who had an epidural block for a vaginal repair should be alert for:

What is the responsibility of the nurse as a witness to informed consent?

When the postoperative patient complains of sudden chest pain combined with dyspnea, cyanosis, and tachycardia, the nurse recognizes the signs of:

The nurse caring for a postsurgical patient is aware that the patient should void ____ to _____ hours postsurgery.

The nurse instructing a postsurgical patient in the use of thrombolytic deterrent stockings would include which of the following instructions?