Read the scenario and determine whether the situation calls for legal system or organizational authority. Michael is a nurse at a hospital and is working the overnight shift. By the time his shift ends, he is in a hurry to leave so he can go home and sleep.

One of the hospital's policies is that all overnight shift nurses must write a report about the nighttime events, but Michael does not do this because he is in a hurry to go home.

Given the scenario, this calls for
✔ organizational
authority.

The reason it calls for organizational authority is because Michael is violating a
✔ policy
.

For the legal system to get involved, Michael would have needed to
✔ break a law
.

Explain the pathophysiologic changes that can cause the signs and symptoms associated with common bile duct obstruction.

Anurse is administering medications to a client and mistakenly gives hydroxyzine instead of hydralazine. the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? a. edema b. diplopia c. fever d. sedation

Rita schmidt, 74 years of age, is a female patient who was admitted to the surgical unit after undergoing removal of a section of the colon for colorectal cancer. the patient does not have a colostomy. the patient has several small abdominal incisions and a clear dressing over each site. the incisions are well approximated and the staples are dry and intact. there is a jackson-pratt drain intact with minimal serous sanguineous drainage present. the patient has a salem sump tube connected to low continuous wall suction that is draining a small amount of brown liquid. the patient has no bowel sounds. the foley catheter has a small amount of dark amber-colored urine without sediments. the patient has sequential compression device (scd) in place. the nurse performs an assessment and that the patient's breath sounds are decreased bilaterally in the bases and the patient has inspiratory crackles. the patient's cardiac assessment is within normal limits. the patient is receiving o2 at 2 l per nasal hg; heart rate 110 bpm; respiratory rate 16 breaths/min; and the patient is afebrile. the patient is confused as to place and time. cannula with a pulse oximetry reading of 95%. the vital signs include: blood pressure, 100/50 mm. a. explain the assessment parameters used to provide clues to detect postoperative problems early and the interventions needed. b. what gerontological postoperative considerations should the nurse make?