The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Just

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just undergone paracentesis. For which complication will the nurse carefully monitor?

• A) Collapse of the lung with shortness of breath
• B) Fecal impaction from retained barium in the colon
• C) Cerebrospinal fluid leak resulting in severe headache
• D) Perforation of the bowel resulting in abdominal infection

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