A client is scheduled for a cholecystectomy. The nurse realizes that the purpose for this surgery is:
1. Diagnostic
2. Palliative
3. Ablative
4. Constructive
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: A diagnostic surgery is done to confirm or establish a diagnosis.
Rationale 2: Palliative surgery is done to relieve or reduce pain or symptoms of a disease. The surgery does not cure an illness.
Rationale 3: When the purpose of surgery is ablative, the diseased body part is removed.
Rationale 4: Constructive surgery restores function or appearance that has been lost or reduced.
You might also like to view...
Physicians and other healthcare providers write orders for procedures and medications. The nurse is responsible for: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Questioning an order that the client questions. 2. Carrying out an order that is dated and signed by the provider. 3. Carrying out verbal orders given by the physician. 4. Questioning illegible orders. 5. Assuming the dosage of an unclear order.
A client is brought to the emergency department with full-thickness burns to 27% of the body. The nurse knows to prepare intravenous (IV) fluid administration from which solution group?
A) Isotonic B) Hypertonic C) Lower osmolarity solution D) Higher osmolarity solution
When planning the care for a client during the first 24 postpartum hours, the nurse expects to monitor the client's pulse and blood pressure frequently on the basis of the understanding that the client is at risk for which of the following
complications? A) Hemorrhoids B) Hemorrhage C) Thromboembolism D) Cervical laceration
The nurse educator is preparing an in-service program to review laws applicable for patient care. Which law should the educator include that was established to protect a patient's medical and personal information?
a. Medicare b. Patients' Bill of Rights c. Department of Health and Human Services regulations d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)