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NCLEX-RN

Category - Care Management

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The nurse is assigning a client to a newly-graduated RN. The nurse delegates the new RN to care for which of the following clients?
  1. A client who had mastectomy of the right breast who is ready for discharge
  2. A client with HIV who complains of abdominal and chest pain
  3. A client who had cholecystectomy 48 hours ago and needs pain medications before ambulation
  4. An agitated and anxious 70-year old female client with chronic pelvic pain
Explanation
Answer: C - A newly-graduated registered nurse can care for a post-cholecystectomy client, who is the most stable and thus requiring predictable and routine care. An experienced nurse is tasked to discharge a post-mastectomy client. The clients in options B and D are unstable; therefore, the skills of an experienced registered nurse are necessary.
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