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Community RN HESI Study Questions ~Multiple versions included During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had gastric bypass surgery exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and describes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are: temperature 101.8F, blood pressure 100/50, heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18 breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take? a. Determine the client’s current oxygen saturation rate. b. Instruct the ...

PAR 100 Volume 3 Chapter 1 Quiz 1. Your patient is a 68-year-old male complaining of diff. breathing for 2 days. He is sitting up, conscious, alert, and oriented and appears to be in mild resp. distress. Phys. Exam reveals cool, dry, pink skin, he is thin with well-defined accessory muscles, and you note diffuse wheezing in all lung fields. The patient gives a 20 pack a year smoking history. Based on the exam what is it? 2. Which of the following statements about pulse Ox is false? ...