The patient asks the nurse, "Will the laparoscopy be painful?" The nurse replies:
1. "You will probably have some pain below the rib cage and around the shoulder."
2. "Most patients state that the procedure was painless during and afterward."
3. "You may have some mild to moderate pain around the umbilicus and in the back."
4. "Every person is different. It's difficult to say whether or not you'll have pain."
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During the immediate postoperative period, the patient tends to experience pain below the rib cage and in the shoulder area from the air injected into the abdominal cavity. The air is absorbed in 24 hours and the pain disappears.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1037
OBJ: 2 TOP: Laparoscopy KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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