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crobinson2013

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The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient who underwent a laparoscopic cholecys-tectomy. Which statement indicates that the nurse's teaching has been successful?
 
  a. I should call my doctor if I have any pain.
  b. I should be able to go back to work to-morrow.
  c. I should avoid fatty foods for a few weeks.
  d. I should let these Steri-Strips fall off on their own.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who presents to the emergency department with severe nausea and vomiting with stomach pain that radiates to his right scapula. The patient has a temperature of 101.2 F.
 
  The nurse anticipates that this patient will undergo workup for which problem?
  a. Cholecystitis
  b. Hepatitis
  c. Pancreatitis
  d. Gastroenteritis


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

You are a life saver.

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Boom Correct answer


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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