A Client Who Is Being Admitted to the Postanesthesia Care

question 1

Multiple Choice

A client who is being admitted to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) has weak hand grasps on assessment and is unable to lift his head off the bed.During hand-off report,the nurse notes that the client has received a neuromuscular-blocking agent.What is the nurse's best action?

• A) Document the finding.
• B) Check the client's pulses.
• C) Place the client in Fowler's position.
• D) Auscultate the lungs.

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Definitions:

Stressful Circumstances

Situations or events that cause a state of strain or tension, potentially leading to emotional or physical stress responses.

Expressed Emotion

Family interaction style in which families are overinvolved with each other, are overprotective of the disturbed family member, voice self-sacrificing attitudes to the disturbed family member, and simultaneously are critical, hostile, and resentful of this member.

Relapse

Reducing the impact of the disease on the person’s quality of life.

Interventions

Actions taken to improve a situation, especially in health, social, or behavioral contexts, often with the goal of preventing harm or promoting well-being.