While ambulating in the room, a patient complains of feeling dizzy. In what order will the nurse accomplish the following numbered interventions?1. Assist the patient in sitting down in a chair.2. Give the patient something to drink.3. Take the patient’s blood pressure (BP).4. Inform the patient’s health care provider.Choose the answer that describes the correct order of the interventions: A, B, C, or D.

The female patient is scheduled to have a cholecystectomy tomorrow. The nurse notes that she appears very anxious about the upcoming surgery. What statement by the nurse may help to address the client’s anxiety?

A female patient has cholecystitis and gallstones. She asks why she experiences discomfort after ingesting fatty foods. What is the most accurate answer?

A nurse is assessing the extremity of a patient twelve hours after application of a cast. Which of the following are considered expected findings in this patient? Select all that apply.

A nurse is developing a list of home care instructions for the patient being discharged after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following instructions would be most appropriate to include in the postoperative discharge plan for home care?

A patient, who has had an ORIF of the femur, suddenly develops shortness of breath, petechiae, and his pulse oximetry level decreases from 96% to 89% saturation. The vital signs include: BP: 130/80; Pulse: 110; Respiratory Rate: 32; Temp: 37. The nurse should be concerned that the symptoms may indicate the development of which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a patient with metabolic acidosis and documents that the patient is experiencing Kussmaul respirations. Based on this documentation, which of the following did the nurse observe?

Which of the following actions are responsibilities of the circulating nurse? Select all that apply.

A patient has undergone surgery following a motor vehicle accident to repair multiple orthopedic fractures. Post-operatively the patient develops a fever. The nurse notes the following: blood pressure 90/60, pulse 110, and respiratory rate 38, rapid and deep. The arterial blood gases reveal: pH 7.32, pCO2 28, HCO3 20. The blood gases reveal which of the following?

The nurse monitors a patient admitted with cholelithiasis for which of the following possible complication(s)?