Which Information About a Patient Who Had a Stapedotomy Yesterday

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which information about a patient who had a stapedotomy yesterday is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

• A)Oral temperature is 100.8° F (38.1° C).
• B)The patient complains of ear "fullness."
• C)Small amount of dried drainage on dressing.
• D)The patient reports that hearing has gotten worse.

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Definitions:

Personal Constructs

Theoretical constructs in psychology that refer to the individual ways of construing or understanding the world and people around us, as proposed by George Kelly.

Ego-idealizations

The process of constructing an ideal version of oneself that a person strives to achieve, often influenced by societal and personal values.

Maldevelopment

A condition that occurs when the ego consists solely of a single way of coping with conflict.

Maladaptions

Behaviors or tendencies that were once helpful in earlier stages of development or in previous situations but are now counterproductive or harmful.