Following a gastrectomy, the nurse would anticipate that the patient would need to be assessed for
a. renal failure.
b. vitamin B12 deficiency.
c. obesity complications.
d. continuing his routine diet.
Question 2
The nurse determines that a patient has a knowledge deficit regarding her diagnosis of achalasia. The nurse begins patient teaching by explaining that achalasia is
a. a white patch on the mouth or tongue mucosa.
b. caused by frequent ulceration on the lip.
c. caused by excess exposure to sun and wind.
d. caused by the inability of a muscle to relax.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Schematic of an automated external defibrillator (AED) attached to a patient.
Patient teaching: abdominal assessment
Vapocoolant spray application while passively stretching the paracervical muscles. Take care to prot
Abdominal thrusts are delivered with a firm thrust into the patient’s abdomen with an upward ...
A patient undergoing hemodialysis.