A Patient Complains of Dizziness When Ambulating in the Room

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient complains of dizziness when ambulating in the room on the first postoperative day. In what order will the nurse accomplish the following activities? (All the activities are appropriate.) Put a comma and space between each solve choice (a, b, c, d, etc.) ____________________

• A) Take the patient's blood pressure ( BP ).
• B) Have the patient sit down in a chair.
• C) Give the patient something to drink.
• D) Notify the patient's health care provider.

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Definitions:

Agoraphobia

An anxiety disorder involving intense fear and avoidance of situations where escape might be difficult or help might not be available, often leading to avoidance of public places.

Public Places

Areas accessible to and shared by the public, such as parks, streets, and squares, where social interactions and activities occur.

Agoraphobia

A disorder characterized by an extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.

Open Places

Areas that are expansive and unenclosed, often causing anxiety in individuals with agoraphobia.