A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a patient who underwent a cervical diskectomy. Part of the discharge process is for the nurse to assess the patient's understanding of certain management strategies. What strategies would the nurse assess that would aid her in planning discharge teaching?
A) Care of the cervical collar
B) Regimen for rest
C) Signs and symptoms that need to be reported to the home health nurse
D) How to assess vital signs
Ans: D
Feedback: The nurse assesses the patient's understanding of these management strategies,
limitations, and recommendations: strategies for pain management; signs and symptoms that may indicate complications that should be reported to the physician; use and care of the cervical collar; and to alternate tasks that involve minimal body movement (eg, reading) with tasks that require greater body movement. The assessment of vital signs, regimen for rest, and signs and symptoms to report to the home health nurse would not need to be assessed to aid the nurse in planning discharge teaching.
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