The nurse would identify which of the following vitamin deficiencies to prevent the complication of hemorrhaging during surgery?
a) Magnesium
b) Zinc
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin A
What action during a surgical procedure requires immediate intervention by the circulating nurse?
a) The surgeon reaching within the sterile field to obtain equipment
b) The scrub nurse calling the blood bank to obtain blood products
c) The anesthesiologist monitoring blood gas levels
d) The registered nurse’s first assistant suturing the surgical wound
The nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following nursing measures are implemented in an effort to reduce the patient’s risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)?
a) Maintaining the patient in a high Fowler’s position
b) Cleaning the patient’s mouth with chlorhexidine daily
c) Turning and repositioning the patient every 4 hours
d) Ensuring that the patient remains sedated while intubated
The nurse is caring for a patient prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) orally. The nurse reviews the patient’s prothrombin time (PT) level to evaluate the effectiveness of the medication. The nurse should also evaluate which of the following laboratory values?
a) International normalized ratio (INR)
b) Partial thromboplastic time (PTT)
c) Sodium
d) Complete blood count (CBC)
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