A patient with colon cancer is 2 days postoperative removal of the malignancy. What is a potential complication that the nurse would assess for?
A) Bowel intussusception
B) Intraperitoneal infection
C) Small bowel obstruction
D) Intestinal infarct
Ans: B
Feedback: Potential complications that may develop include intraperitoneal infection, complete large bowel obstruction, GI bleeding, bowel perforation, peritonitis, abscess, and sepsis. An intussusception is not something a nurse caring for a patient with colon cancer would assess for. A patient with colon cancer would probably not have a small bowel obstruction or an intestinal infarct.
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