When Caring for a Patient Following an Incisional Cholecystectomy for Cholelithiasis

question 10

Multiple Choice

When caring for a patient following an incisional cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis, the nurse places the highest priority on assisting the patient to

• A) turn, cough, and deep breathe every 2 hours.
• B) choose low-fat foods from the menu.
• C) perform leg exercises hourly while awake.
• D) ambulate the evening of the operative day.

Develop skills for managing client defensiveness, criticism, and anger in a professional manner.

Recognize the importance of beginning where the client is to facilitate engagement and successful intervention.

Understand the definition and significance of empathic responding in social work.

Distinguish between empathic and sympathetic responding, including examples.

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Definitions:

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