A nurse is conducting a preoperative assessment of a 76-year-old patient who will be having a transurethral prostatic resection later that day
The patient's wife is concerned about maintaining the patient's medication regimen, stating, "He takes a lot of pills and it's important that he gets them while he's in the hospital.". How can the nurse best respond to the wife's concern? A) "The care team will look at his medications and only hold those that can safely be stopped.".
B) "You're right that it's important, and they'll be continued throughout his stay in the hospital.".
C) "His medications will have to stop while he's being held without food, but we will restart them as soon as possible.".
D) "In light of his surgery, your husband probably will not need any of the medications that he used to require.".
A
Feedback:
Some medications need to be continued in spite of a patient's NPO status; these should be identified by the team and continued. Other medications can be temporarily held without significant risk to the patient. It would be inaccurate to assure the wife that all the husband's medications will continue, that they will be unnecessary, or that they will all be held.
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