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CCRN Nursing Exam Prep - Adult Critical Care

Category - Adult Critical Care Registered Nurse Test Prep

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A patient who is 4 hours post operative for a surgical repair for gastrointestinal bleeding. Suddenly he begins to experience Dyspnea, chest pain and coughing up purulent sputum. What complication is he most likely experiencing?
  1. Hypostatic pneumonia
  2. Pneumothorax
  3. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  4. Hypovolemic shock
Explanation
Answer: A - The condition that the symptoms of Dyspnea, chest pain and purulent sputum are a cause of is hypostatic pneumonia. A patient is at risk for this after surgery if they remain immobile, are breathing ineffectively and are unable to mobilize their respiratory secretions.
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