Medsurg 2 hesi rationales - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI PN 2020 MEDSURG -STUDY GUIDE (QUESTIONS,ANSWERS AND RATIONALES) The nurse is providing care for a patient who is unhappy with the health care provider’s care. The patient signs the Against Medical Advice (AMA) form and leaves the hospital against medical advice. What should the nurse include in the documentation of this event in the patient’s medical record or on the AMA form? A nurse documents this statement in a patient’s medical record: “2/25/–, 2235. At 2015 patient awoke sudd...

HESI MEDSURG EXAM verified 100 Q&A (2021-2022) WITH RATIONALES 1.A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she just felt “something give way” in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the incision and notes the presence of wound dehiscence. The nurse immediately: • .Contacts the physician • Documents the findings • Places the client in a supine position with the legs flat • .Covers the abdominal wound with a sterile dressing mo...

MEDSURG 2 HESI RATIONALES Cardiac The normal level of serum potassium is between 3.5-5.0 mEq/L (3.5 and 5.0 mmol/L). Elevated potassium levels greater than 6 mEq/L (mmol/L) can lead to muscle weakness and cardiac arrhythmias. The normal levels of serum phosphorus are between 2.4-4.4 mg/dL (0.78 and 1.42 mmol/L). The normal levels of serum calcium are usually between 8.6-10.2 mg/dL (2.15 and 2.55 mmol/L). The normal level of serum bicarbonate is between 22 and 26 mEq/L or mmol/L. These findin...

MEDSURG 2 HESI RATIONALES

HESI PN 2020 MEDSURG -STUDY GUIDE (QUESTIONS,ANSWERS AND RATIONALES) The nurse is providing care for a patient who is unhappy with the health care provider’s care. The patient signs the Against Medical Advice (AMA) form and leaves the hospital against medical advice. What should the nurse include in the documentation of this event in the patient’s medical record or on the AMA form? A nurse documents this statement in a patient’s medical record: “2/25/–, 2235. At 2015 patient awoke su...