A patient on the surgical unit is 1 day postoperative for surgery to remove stomach cancer. In addition to the physiological stress this patient has undergone, the nurse recognizes that this patient will have to deal with the psychological stress of finding out that the cancer has metastasized to the liver. Which physiological change would the nurse expect to see as a response to stress?

Round to the nearest tenth 5 t = ___________ mL _______

A 49-year-old patient has just returned to the postsurgical unit after undergoing surgery to remove a lung tumor. During one of the postoperative vital sign checks, the nurse notes that the patient’s systolic blood pressure had dropped by 30 points. In addition to the drop in systolic blood pressure, the patient’s skin is pale and “clammy”. The nurse should do which of the following?

Which patient is most likely to have developmental effects due to prolonged immobility?

An older adult patient has been admitted to a busy medical unit. To control environmental stimuli a nurse should do which of the following?

1 oz is equivalent to:

A community health nurse is caring for vulnerable populations. The nurse is caring for which of the following:

Round to the nearest tenth 750 mL = _________ pt _______

A patient has been admitted to the postsurgical nursing unit after surgery. The health care provider has ordered the patient to have an IV of 0.9% sodium chloride. The nurse who is caring for the patient recognizes this as what type of solution?

A 7-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with a high fever. The nurse caring for the child knows that the child has increased insensible water loss resulting from the fever and should receive additional water to prevent hypernatremia. Insensible water loss occurs through which organ?