A client with severe esophageal varices is scheduled for trans-jugular intrahepatic portal-systemic shunt (TIPS) insertion. The nurse determines that teaching has been effective when the client makes which statement?
a. "I will be discharged home after I wake up completely."
b. "The procedure may be painful because I get only light sedation."
c. "My liver will function normally within 8 hours of placement of the shunt."
d. "I will be monitored closely for a while after the procedure is over."
D
This procedure is performed in the radiology department under heavy sedation or general anes-thesia. The client will be monitored as would any other postoperative client. The other statements are inaccurate.
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