An RN Is Making Assignments on a Medical-Surgical Unit

question 25

Multiple Choice

An RN is making assignments on a medical-surgical unit. Which patient could the RN assign to a float RN from the maternity unit?

• A) A 68-year-old female patient with COPD and viral pneumonia
• B) A 60-year-old female patient with atrial fibrillation and a heart rate of 150
• C) A 50-year-old male patient post open heart surgery whose blood pressure is 90/50
• D) A 36-year-old male patient who is severely neutropenic awaiting chemotherapy

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