
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 5
A patient with bilateral cataracts is scheduled for an extracapsular cataract extraction with an intraocular lens implantation of one eye.What should be done by the nurse preoperatively?
A) Assess the visual acuity in the unoperated eye to plan the need for postoperative assistance.
B) Inform the patient that the operative eye will need to be patched for 3 to 4 days postoperatively.
C) Assure the patient that vision in the operative eye will be improved to near normal on the first postoperative day.
D) Teach the patient routine coughing and deep-breathing techniques to use postoperatively to prevent respiratory complications.
A) Assess the visual acuity in the unoperated eye to plan the need for postoperative assistance.
B) Inform the patient that the operative eye will need to be patched for 3 to 4 days postoperatively.
C) Assure the patient that vision in the operative eye will be improved to near normal on the first postoperative day.
D) Teach the patient routine coughing and deep-breathing techniques to use postoperatively to prevent respiratory complications.
Explanation
A. Assessment of the visual acuity in th...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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