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krzymel

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A patient in your medical unit is experiencing dyspnea. You also sense that the patient is anxious. As the nurse caring for this patient, you:
 
  A) Ignore the anxiety, because it will probably go away when the patient is breathing better
  B) Notify the doctor
  C) Reassure the patient that this is only temporary
  D) Remain with the patient and be supportive of the situation

Question 2

Which of the following are issues underlying the nursing care needed by patients undergoing bariatric surgery? (SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY)
 
  A) Patients must learn a new relationship with food.
  B) There are unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects that patients must accept.
  C) Patients' families may have a hard time adjusting to the patient's new situation.
  D) Bariatric surgery doesn't always work.
  E) Patients may continue to have distorted body image even after the surgery.
  F) The emotional problems that patients had when obese often continue post-surgery.


ebe

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D


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