A Student Nurse Is Caring for a Child Several Hours

question 21

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is caring for a child several hours after open heart surgery.Which action by the student requires intervention by the registered nurse?

• A) Administers pain medication based on assessment of nonverbal signs of pain
• B) Groups nursing care tasks to allow for uninterrupted periods of rest and sleep
• C) Monitors hourly output from child's indwelling urinary catheter and chest tube
• D) Prepares to administer medication through the central venous pressure line

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