When Evaluating the Outcomes of Preoperative Teaching with a Patient

question 34

Multiple Choice

When evaluating the outcomes of preoperative teaching with a patient scheduled for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) using the internal mammary artery, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the patient says,

• A) "I will need to take an aspirin a day after the surgery to keep the graft open."
• B) "I will have incisions in my leg where they will remove the vein."
• C) "They will stop my heart and circulate my blood with a machine during the surgery."
• D) "They will use an artery near my heart to bypass the area that is obstructed."