Author Question: A nurse is assisting a surgeon who will be performing a tonsillectomy. The nurse is able to identify ... (Read 71 times)

Redwolflake15 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is assisting a surgeon who will be performing a tonsillectomy. The nurse is able to identify from the descriptor ectomy that the procedure involves

1. Removal.
2. Separation.
3. Creating an opening.
4. Uprooting and replanting.

Question 2

A nurse who is providing care for a patient with a large abdominal wound removes the dressing and notes that the wound has dehisced. The nurse should

1. Cover the wound with a large sterile dressing.
2. Pour sterile saline into the wound bed.
3. Notify the supervisor.
4. Ask the patient, Did you feel anything pop open?