The nurse is completing the admission history for a client who is admitted for a reduction mammoplasty. Which of the following client statements is uncommon when explaining the rationale for the procedure?
A) Back pain
B) Low self-esteem
C) Others disapprove
D) Skin irritation
C
Feedback:
The rationale for a reduction mammoplasty most often comes from the client herself as she is experiencing a complication due to the size of the breast. Back pain, low self-esteem and a self-consciousness, and skin irritation are common rationales.
You might also like to view...
Initial post-percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (post-PTCA) laboratory blood tests the nurse would need to monitor would be
A) prothrombin time. B) cardiac enzymes. C) serum glucose. D) Both a and b are correct.
Which of the following teaching points would be most appropriate with a client who has a recent diagnosis of von Willebrand disease?
A) "It's important that you avoid trauma." B) "Your disease affects your platelet function rather than clot formation." C) "Make sure that you avoid taking aspirin." D) "Clotting factor VIII can help your body compensate for the difficulty in clotting."
Rh0 immune globulin will be ordered postpartum if which of the following situations occurs?
a. Mother Rh negative, baby Rh positive b. Mother Rh negative, baby Rh negative c. Mother Rh positive, baby Rh positive d. Mother Rh positive, baby Rh negative
While reviewing discharge instructions, a patient asks the nurse why the oral dose of the opioid is so much higher than the IV dose was. Select the nurse's best response
a. "When patients go home, they need higher doses of medication." b. "The oral form of the drug passes through the liver, and a lot is metabolized before it can achieve the effect." c. "When the physician converted the dosages, there was an error in calculation." d. "The doses should be the same. The physician must think that your pain is not well controlled."