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.
The patient's signature on the informed consent form indicates that the patient understands the
The medical assistant holds the position of the thermometer while the temperature is being obtained.
Preparing the Patient’s Skin for Surgical Procedures
A partnership between the patient and the health care provider.
Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis is evident in the eyes of this patient.
Denture sore mouth in a patient who never removed partial dentures at night.