When Evaluating the Outcomes of Preoperative Teaching with a Patient

question 15

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

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