A Patient Is Having an Operation in the Morning

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient is having an operation in the morning.During the nurse's shift, the patient asks several questions that lead the nurse to determine that the patient does not understand the procedure.The best action by the nurse is to:

• A) call the surgeon to come back and explain the procedure.
• B) pass this information on to the day shift in shift report.
• C) reassure the patient that he or she understood the operation correctly earlier.
• D) try to explain the operation so that the patient understands.

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Definitions:

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