Last Year a Patient Had a Subtotal Gastrectomy After Being

question 16

Multiple Choice

Last year a patient had a subtotal gastrectomy after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Now the patient says, "I'd rather take vitamin pills than shots." Which information should the nurse provide to this patient?

• A) Most patients have difficulty remembering to take the vitamins. Deficits can precipitate a recurrence of the cancer.
• B) Injections are needed, because the loss of stomach tissue reduces absorption of vitamin B₁₂.
• C) Injections will eventually be replaced with pills, but it is too soon after the gastrectomy.
• D) Injections prevent development of NPH and delirium.

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