A Patient, Age 54, Is on Postoperative Day 2 After

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient, age 54, is on postoperative day 2 after undergoing an open cholecystectomy. Immediately after the surgery, she vomited and may have aspirated some emesis. The nurse is concerned that the patient will develop pneumonia. In planning for her care, the nurse suspects the patient may have

• A) bacterial pneumonia.
• B) aspiration pneumonia.
• C) viral pneumonia.
• D) atypical pneumonia.

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