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bclement10

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A nurse who works on a busy urology unit provides care for many patients who have had surgical interventions for the treatment of prostate disease.
 
  Currently, the nurse is planning necessary tasks for the morning, including surgical dressing changes as ordered. Which of the following patients will not have a visible surgical incision or dressing?
  A) A man whose prostate cancer required a perineal prostatectomy
  B) A 57-year-old patient who is postoperative day 1 following retropubic prostatectomy
  C) A man who is recovering from a suprapubic prostatectomy
  D) A 66-year-old man who has had a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

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An African American patient has been admitted to the medical unit with liver disease. To correctly assess this patient for jaundice, on what area of the body would the nurse look for yellow discoloration?
 
  A) Elbows
  B) Lips
  C) Nail beds
  D) Sclerae


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connor417

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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bclement10

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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
No problemo


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