Your client is scheduled for surgical repair of a bleeding gastric ulcer in the morning. You would be prepared to treat which of the following as the most common surgical risk?
1. gastrointestinal upset
2. hypothermia
3. potential vitamin C deficiency
4. wound infection
Question 2
During your preoperative assessment in the preoperative holding area, the client says, I think I need to wait until later to have this surgery done. The last time I had surgery I think there were some problems with the pain medication used.
Which of the following nursing diagnoses should you consider for this client?
1. Anxiety related to fear of the unknown
2. Distrust related to anesthesia
3. Deficit knowledge related to anesthesia
4. Malignant hyperthermia related to past anesthesia problems
A client is having an endoscopy performed by a physician who views the upper gastrointestinal intern
Cystoscopy. In this procedure, a specialized endoscope with a rigid tube, known as a cystoscope, is
“Bleeding Kansas”
An ulcer is created when the mucosal lining of the GI tract erodes or breaks
Testing client’s ability to identify dull sensation
Base excision repair (BER) accomplished by uracil DNA glycosylase