ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NURSING
CAPP 1 / COURSE AUDIT 1 / CAA 1
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 1
DLP

NAME: _______________________________Branch:___________________
INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following questions. Write your answers neatly and clearly with complete citation
of reference used including the page number
1. Julienne , a 25 y/o bank teller was rushed to the hospital due to ruptured appendix and has undergone
appendectomy. Upon her stay in the hospital, she suffered one of the postoperative complication known as
Atelectasis, which refers to the closure of the collapse of the alveoli.

a. List 3 possible causes of atelectasis in the postoperative patient. (3 pts)

b. Name 3 manifestations of atelectasis (3pts)

c. Identify 3 nursing measures that can prevent atelectasis (3pts)

2.Mang Jose 80 y/o is to be discharged from the hospital. He is just recovering from pulmonary edema secondary
to congestive heart failure.
a. What is pulmonary edema, its most cause and its classic symptom? (3pts)

b. Why is frequent rest necessary for his condition? 1pts

c. He is prescribed 0.25 mg of digoxin once a day. What is the action of Digoxin and what is the initial
sign for digitalis toxicity? (3pts)

d. What is the key diagnostic indicator of heart failure? (1pts)

3. Explain the 4 stages of anesthesia. (8pts)

STAGES NAME (1pt each) CLINICAL MANIFESTATION ( 1pt each)
STAGE I

STAGE II

STAGES III

STAGES IV