When should the tourniquet be removed from the arm in a venipuncture procedure?

Hematomas can be caused by

Location: Surgical Unit Situation: A 72-year old male who underwent an open bowel surgery. He is refusing to ambulate because of pain.  Background: He presented to the hospital with nausea, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain 3 days ago and was admitted for emergency surgery. He has a history of hypertension and smoking. Assessment: He is awake and alert. Vital signs: temperature 99.3F, heart rate 100, respirations 26, BP 130/68 and O2 96% on room air. He does not like to use the incentive spirometer. He has a midline abdominal incision with no signs of infection. Bowel sounds are hypoactive but present. He had a bowel movement yesterday and is tolerating a regular diet. He voided 400mL. Abdominal pain has been controlled by a combination of medications.  Recommendation: He is due for vital signs, which are every 4 hours. Medications given this morning are charted in the MAR.  The nurse knows that the most common cause of a postoperative DVT is A)____________________ due to B)______________________, which could be prevented by C)____________________________.  (There is only 1 answer for A, one answer for B, and one answer for C)

During recovery from a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), a female client is given nothing by mouth, to help prevent aspiration. To determine when the client is ready for a liquid diet, the nurse assesses the client’s swallowing ability once each shift. This assessment evaluates:

An elderly client has a deficit of cranial nerve VII. Which technique should the nurse use to facilitate communication?

Indicate which assessment findings are considered abnormal for an adult client. (Select all that apply.)

The physician orders Pitocin for induction of labor. He wants the infusion to begin at 6 mu/min. You receive Pitocin 30 units in 500 mL of D5W. At what rate will you program the IV pump? Answer must be in mL/hr.

Which test is preformed to differentiate between open angle and closed angle glaucoma when high intraocular pressure is found? 

Which of the following salts cannot be obtained by the neutralization of a strong acid and a strong base?

Which equation best represents the net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when aqueous solutions of potassium phosphate and iron(II) nitrate are mixed?