ATI - Adult Medical Surgical NGN B EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025 QUESTIONS And ANSWERS A nurse is assessing a client who has advanced lung cancer and is receiving palliative care. The client has just undergone thoracentesis. The nurse should expect a reduction in which of the following common manifestations of advanced cancer? - ANSWER>>Dyspnea A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. - ANSWER>>Nurses' Notes Client admitted to medical-surgical unit from PACU. Client reports incisional pain as 2 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client appears restless and frequently asks for water. Bilateral lower extremities cool with +1 pedal pulses. Urine output is 40 mL for the past 2 hr. Moderate amount of bright red drainage noted on surgical incision dressing. Vital Signs Temperature 37.6 C (99.7 F) Heart rate 114/min Respiratory rate 22/min Blood pressure 88/54 mm Hg Oxygen saturation 93% on room air Diagnostic Results Hgb 18 g/dL (12 to 16 g/dL) Hct 54% (37% to 47 %) Total WBC count 11,000/mm3 (5,000 to 10,000/mm3) Troponin T 0.04 ng/mL (less than 0.1 ng/mL) Medical History. History of hypertension. Acute myocardial infarction 1 year ago. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify