You are caring for a patient who had a thoracoscopic procedure that morning. What would you know would be most important to monitor the patient for?
A) Coughing
B) Shortness of breath
C) Adventitious breath sounds
D) Pain
Ans: B
Feedback: Follow-up care in the health care facility and at home involves monitoring the patient for shortness of breath (which might indicate a pneumothorax) and minor activity restrictions, which vary depending on the intensity of the procedure. All of these answers are correct, but the shortness of breath is the best answer; options A, C, and D are not the most important things to monitor the patient for.
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