The client is prepared for shoulder surgery and tells the preoperative nurse that the scar will be invisible after the surgery. Which should the nurse implement next?
1. Tell client that this surgery always leaves a scar.
2. Change consent form to reflect what client says.
3. Inform surgeon that client is not ready for surgery.
4. Confirm procedure and patient identity on consent.
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4. The client's statement about shoulder surgery and an invisible scar are inconsistent because skin incisions always leave a scar; and, depending on the skill and care taken by the surgeon to close the skin neatly at the end of the procedure, the scar can be barely visible. The inconsistent statement cues the nurse to verify the client and the procedure on the surgical consent form. Once client identify is secure, the nurse ad-dresses the client's misunderstanding and can ask the surgeon to speak with the client.
1. Many procedures leave a nonvisible scar, including vaginal, rectal, and cystoscopic procedures and procedures behind the hairline.
2. The nurse avoids changing the consent form without notifying the surgeon.
3. The nurse does not know yet whether the client is ready for surgery; the nurse re-solves the client misunderstanding or client misidentification first.
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