The nurse assesses a patient before surgery. Which piece of patient information is most likely to require follow-up nursing interventions?
a. The patient's father died after surgery last year.
b. The patient was exposed to chickenpox 8 weeks ago.
c. The serum hemoglobin level is 13.5 g/dL.
d. The patient's weight is 136 pounds; height is 5 feet 6 inches.
A
A perioperative death of a first-degree relative warrants further investigation by the nurse to de-termine the details surrounding the death. If the father died from the surgery or anesthesia, the surgical team needs details to determine whether surgery is indicated for this patient. The pa-tient's risk for developing chickenpox is past. The serum hemoglobin level is fine for surgery. The data indicate a normal weight for the patient's height.
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