The nurse who assesses the patient after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy is aware that the most serious potential complication is:
A) Pulmonary atelectasis
B) Decubitus ulcer
C) Wound evisceration
D) Bile duct injury
Ans: D
Feedback: Careful screening of patients and identification of those at low risk for problems limit the frequency of conversion to an open abdominal procedure. With wider use of laparoscopic procedures, however, there may be an increase in the number of such conversions. The most serious complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a bile duct injury.
You might also like to view...
The patient, age 43, has cystitis with dysuria. She is receiving Pyridium to decrease her pain. Her urine is reddish-orange. The nurse should
a. report this immediately. b. explain to the patient that this is normal. c. increase fluid intake. d. send a specimen to the laboratory for analysis.
A nurse recognizes the class of medication being administered to help plan ongoing assessment and client education. The nurse would identify which drug as an example of a b-adrenergic blocker? Select all that apply
A) Carvedilol (Coreg) B) Propranolol (Inderal) C) Metoprolol (Lopressor) D) Atenolol (Tenormin) E) Labetalol (Trandate)
The healthcare provider has ordered enteric-coated aspirin for the client. Which statement by the nursing student to the faculty member about enteric coated tablets is incorrect?
A) Can not be crushed. B) Dissolve in more alkaline secretions of the intestine. C) Have a longer duration of action than other tablets. D) Enteric coating reduces the chance that the drug will irritate the gastric mucosa.
The nurse is reviewing with a group of nursing students the components of ejaculatory fluid and their sources. What components of the ejaculatory fluid are from the bulbourethral glands?
1 . Semen 2 . Sperm 3 . Alkaline secretions 4 . Nutrients 5 . Mucus A) 1, 2 B) 2, 3 C) 3, 4 D) 4, 5