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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

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The nurse is taking care of a patient who is post operative day one for a total Thyroidectomy. He calls the nurse into the room and states that he has tingling around his mouth and in his fingers and toes. What are the next actions of the nurse?
  1. Obtain a set of vital signs.
  2. Restrict pain medication until the tingling stops.
  3. Check the calcium level.
  4. Asses the dressing for drainage.
Explanation
Answer: C- The next action the nurse should take in response to the patient’s complaint of tingling in his mouth and fingers and toes is to check the calcium level. The parathyroid glands are responsible for the calcium production and a common risk of a Thyroidectomy is damage to these glands. Tingling is a symptom of low calcium.
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