Hinkle Cheever ch.19 prelecture

Many hospitals use a scoring system, called the _________ score, which is used to determine the patient's general condition and readiness for transfer from the PACU.

aldrete

A major nursing diagnosis in the postoperative period may include decreased _______________ output related to shock or hemorrhage.

cardiac

In phase III of postanesthesia care, the patient would be prepared for _____________.

discharge

Nausea and vomiting occurs in about 10% of patients in the PACU. The nurse should not intervene at the patient's first report of nausea, rather should wait for it to progress to vomiting.

false

The first symptom of deep vein thrombosis may be a pain or a cramp in the calf.

first

The primary cardiovascular complications seen in the PACU include hypotension and shock, _____________________, hypertension, and dysrhythmias.

hemorrhage

___________________ can result from blood loss, hypoventilation, position changes, pooling of blood in the extremities, or side effects of medications and anesthetics.

hypotension

Assessment of respiratory status in the hospitalized postoperative patient is imperative because pulmonary complications are the most frequent problem encountered by the surgical patient.

true

The nurse who admits the patient to the PACU reviews essential information with the anesthesiologist or CRNA and the circulating nurse.

true

The primary objective in the immediate postoperative period is to maintain ventilation and prevent hypoxemia and hypercapnia.

true