vsim hayes | Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Which statement bu the nurse indicates a thorough understanding of the purpose of postoperative nursing care? - The goal is to ensure uneventful recovery from surgery Which interventions are implemented primarily to prevent respiratory complications in a patient after abdominal surgery? select all that apply. - -education on incentive spirometer use -assisting in early ambulation -prompting to cough -encouraging deep breathing Which intervention takes priority when the nurse determines that a postoperative patient has hypoactive bowel sounds? - assess the abdomen for signs of distention which statement made by the patient indicates an understanding of diet progression after surgery? - I'll start drinking water as soon as this nausea subsides Which diagnostic test is used as a screening tool for the possible diagnosis of colon cancer? - occult blood The ned for a sigmoid colostomy is generally a result of cancer at what point in the intestinal tract? - near the rectum What information will the nurse include when providing education for a patient scheduled for a colostomy as treatment for rectal cancer? - the ostomy will be permanent because of the nature of the illness What information will the nurse include when providing education for a patient who is scheduled for a sigmoid colostomy? select all that apply. - - a healthy stoma is bright red, moist and rounded -a stoma is the portion of intestinal mucosa that is secured to the skin of the abdomen -when an ostomy is needed, intestinal mucosa is brought through the abdominal w