While a nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to have surgery in 2 hours, the patient states, "My doctor was here and told me a lot of stuff I didn't understand. Then I signed a paper for her."
To fulfill the role of advocate, what is the best nursing action? a. Explain the surgery and possible outcomes to the patient.
b. Call the physician to return and clarify information for the patient.
c. Reassure the patient that the surgery will go as planned.
d. Complete the nurse's first priority—the preoperative teaching plan.
B
Examples of nursing advocacy include questioning doctors' orders; promoting patient comfort; and supporting patient decisions regarding health care choices, which would include the example here of informed consent. It would not be appropriate for the nurse to assume the role of the phy-sician and explain the surgery and possible outcomes to the patient, reassure the patient that there will be no complications, or complete the preoperative teaching plan. Although important, the preoperative teaching plan is not the nurse's first priority. Reassurance is a nontherapeutic com-munication strategy because it provides a false sense of security.
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