PN 3006 Study Questions with 100% Answers

Why do we put in a urinary catheter before surgery? - Monitor how much they're voiding during surgery Before you do anything to a dressing what do you do? - wound assessment What if you are looking at a wound and notice undermining or tunneling, what do you do? - call RN but maintain sterility When you are irrigating a wound that has a wide opening, what equipment do you need to use? - 30 ml syringe Wound irrigation on a child, what can you do to alleviate fear because they are squirmy - Distract them Fast running IV, which assessment should one do? - Respiratory assessment for pulmonary edema Prevent IV dislodging- what can you do? - Educate the patient not to move it White crystals in IV tubing - 1. Stop IV 2. Let someone know Delegate to HCA - reporting the patient’s complaints over to the lpns about IV What is expected 4th day post op? - swelling and redness, no discharge What do you do with an eviscerated abdomen? - take gauze soaked in saline and cover it Old dressing abnormal findings - fully saturated, discolouration, foul odour, warm to touch Full thickness wound with lots of exudate - best thing to do is have well balanced diet with high protein