Which information about a patient who had a stapedotomy yesterday is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
a. The patient complains of "fullness" in the ear.
b. The patient's oral temperature is 100.8° F (38.1° C).
c. The patient says "My hearing is worse now than it was right after surgery."
d. There is a small amount of dried bloody drainage on the patient's dressing.
ANS: B
An elevated temperature may indicate a postoperative infection. Although the nurse would report all the data, a temporary decrease in hearing, bloody drainage on the dressing, and a feeling of congestion (because of the accumulation of blood and drainage in the ear) are common after this surgery.
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