What teaching regarding postoperative care should the nurse provide for the client undergoing herniorrhaphy?
A. "You should avoid solid foods for the first 48 hours after surgery."
B. "After surgery, you should take deep breaths, but avoid coughing."
C. "You will not be able to ambulate for 2 days after the surgery."
D. "Place Steri-Strips over the incision if you note any separation."
B
The client should change positions and take deep breaths to facilitate lung expansion, but should avoid coughing, which can place stress on the incision line.
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a. Interviewing the patient on admission b. Planning and evaluating the patient's care c. Checking vital signs and medication response d. Carrying out all steps of the nursing process
The nurse is preparing instructions for a patient who is going home with a cast on his leg. What teaching point is most critical to emphasize in the teaching session?
A) Using crutches properly B) Exercising joints above and below the cast, as ordered C) Avoiding walking on a leg cast without the physician's permission D) Reporting signs of impaired circulation
The nurse is learning that biofeedback is useful for a variety of health disorders, EXCEPT:
a. migraine headaches. b. temporomandibular joint syndrome. c. high blood pressure. d. tonsillitis.
A woman is receiving physical therapy after surgery to repair a hip fracture. She tells the therapist before therapy begins that she expects therapy to be very painful. She rates her pain as 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 before therapy
Three minutes into the treatment session, the patient complains of excruciating pain rated as 10 and says she cannot tolerate exercise any longer. The therapist is concerned with the amount of pain, because severe pain is not expected during that form of exercise. The therapist considers the patient could be experiencing: a. Phantom limb pain b. Ineffective pain medication c. A nocebo effect d. A complication from the surgery