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
The postoperative client supports an incision with a folded pillow when taking a deep breath and cou
A physician is performing a colonoscopy on a client and viewing the internal structures of the colon
The steps of wound repair.
A hot stone placed under the client’s neck.
Ulcer
Gastric Phase of Digestion: Regulation of Gastric Juice pH and Gastric Motility