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Placing the infant at the breast to nurse has what effect on uterine tone?  

A nurse receives a call from the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) stating that a patient is being transferred to the surgical unit. What is the First priority of the nurse when the surgical patient arrives to their room on the surgical unit?  

A pre-operative client expresses anxiety to a nurse about upcoming surgery. Which response by the nurse is most likely to stimulate further discussion between the patient and the nurse?

How long after the blood product has started infusing must the nurse stay with the patient?    

Placing the infant at the breast to nurse has what effect on uterine tone?  

You have just reassessed the postoperative patient who was admitted 1 hour ago to the surgical unit. Which of the following assessments would be the priority for the nurse to monitor during the next hour?

In the perioperative period, the nurse does patient teaching focusing on incentive spirometry, TED stocking, Sequential Compression Devices (SCD) and exercises of the lower extremities. The rationale behind this perioperative teaching is:  

In the perioperative period, the nurse does patient teaching focusing on incentive spirometry, TED stocking, Sequential Compression Devices (SCD) and exercises of the lower extremities. The rationale behind this perioperative teaching is:  

A nurse receives a call from the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) stating that a patient is being transferred to the surgical unit. What is the First priority of the nurse when the surgical patient arrives to their room on the surgical unit?  

The nurse is providing education about deep-breathing exercises to a postoperative client whose surgery took place earlier today. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?