8. You are the nurse assigned to care for a 65-year-old man who has elective surgery to replace and arthritic hip. The client was directly admitted to the surgery unit and is now back in his room on...

8. You are the nurse assigned to care for a 65-year-old man who has elective surgery to replace and arthritic hip. The client was directly admitted to the surgery unit and is now back in his room on the orthopedic floor several hours after being discharged from the post anesthetic recovery unit.

Which type of planning will be done during this first postoperative shift?

a. Ongoing

b. None of these

c. Discharge

d. Initial

10. The nurse evaluates the outcome criteria of a dying client and discerns that the goal has not been met. Which of the following should the nurse do first?

a. Ask that another nurse take over care of the client

b. Notify the physician immediately

c. Reassess to determine if the nursing diagnosis was appropriate

d. Talk with the client’s family to determine if they have intervened inappropriately

11. Twenty minutes after administering a pain medication to the client, the nurse returns to ask if the client’s level of pain has decreased. The nurse is engaging in which phase of the nursing process?

a. Evaluating

b. Implementing

c. Diagnosis

d. Planning