What is the priority nursing diagnosis during the first postoperative days after a radical vulvectomy?
A. Constipation
B. Risk for Infection
C. Anticipatory Grieving
D. Disturbed Body Image
B
Wound complications, such as infection and dehiscence, often occur after radical vulvectomy, delaying complete wound healing for up to 6 months. Infection can increase the depth of the wound and the degree of scarring.
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1. Provide as much care to the residents as possible. 2. Allow as much independence for the residents as possible. 3. Make sure to provide safety measures as needed. 4. Make sure the residents maintain peer interactions and social groups.
What best describes the role of the critical care nurse in the organ donation process?
1. Talk about the benefits of organ donation to the family. 2. Reinforce the explanation of brain death after the doctor has talked to the family. 3. Answer questions about financial concerns related to organ donation. 4. Let the organ procurement nurse take over the care of the patient and family.
An older patient with stage 3 Alzheimer disease is reported to have fallen several times over the last year. Which symptom should the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?
1. Aphasia 2. Amnesia 3. Apraxia 4. Agnosia