Upon inspection of a surgical dressing covering the operative site after a cervical discectomy, the nurse observes the drainage to be serosanguineous. The nurse recognizes that the presence of this drainage may indicate:
A) A normal finding
B) Postnasal drainage
C) Hemorrhage
D) A dural leak
Ans: D
Feedback: After a cervical discectomy, the nurse will monitor the operative site and dressing covering this site. Serosanguineous drainage is not a normal finding and may indicate a dural leak.
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