A School-Age Child Is Being Discharged After a Laparoscopic Appendectomy

question 19

Multiple Choice

A school-age child is being discharged after a laparoscopic appendectomy.Which discharge teaching does the nurse provide to the child and family?

• A) Allow activity as the child desires.
• B) Call the surgeon for reports of pain.
• C) Empty the drains twice a day.
• D) Report redness or heat at the incision sites.

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Definitions:

Isotopes

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons in their nuclei.

Atomic Number

The number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the chemical properties of an element and its place in the periodic table.

Hydrogen

The lightest and most abundant chemical element in the universe, consisting of just one proton and often one electron.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, with no electrical charge and a mass slightly greater than that of protons.