A Patient in the Recovery Room Is Restless and Anxious

question 24

Multiple Choice

A patient in the recovery room is restless and anxious. The wound dressing is soaked through with bloody drainage. Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing intervention at this time?

• A)Apply sterile pads and a firm pressure dressing to the area.
• B)Slow the intravenous fluid administration rate.
• C)Support the person's physiologic mechanism for dissolving clots.
• D)Raise the head of the person's bed.

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