The nurse working on a surgical floor must logroll a patient following a:
A) Laminectomy
B) Thoracotomy
C) Hemorrhoidectomy
D) Cystectomy
Ans: A
Feedback: The patient who has had spinal surgery, such as laminectomy, must be logrolled to keep the spinal column straight when turning. Thoracotomy and cystectomy patients may turn themselves or may be assisted into a comfortable position. Under normal circumstances, hemorrhoidectomy is an outpatient procedure, and the patient may resume normal activities immediately after surgery.
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