The nurse performs a preoperative assessment on a patient before surgery. Which finding would require immediate follow-up by the nurse?
a. The patient uses several herbal remedies routinely.
b. The patient recently visited a chiropractor for back pain.
c. The patient has used acupressure to relieve postoperative nausea in the past.
d. The patient expresses a wish to use acupuncture for postoperative pain control.
ANS: A
Many herbs prolong bleeding time, so further assessment of the types of herbs that are used and how recently they were used is needed before the patient has surgery. The other information given by the patient also requires further assessment, but will not affect the timing of the patient's surgery.
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