Patients with preoperative disorders put them at risk during recovery. What disorders should a nurse be aware may pose this hazard? (Select all that apply.)
a. Diabetes
b. Warfarin therapy
c. Fungal skin infection
d. Hepatitis C
e. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
A, D, E
Diabetes, hepatitis C, and COPD all complicate recovery related to blood-clotting deficiencies, respiratory problems, or disturbance in the healing process. Warfarin therapy is not a disorder and should have been discontinued well before surgery, and fungal skin infections do not pose a threat.
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