A 37-Year-Old Physically Active Male Is Getting Dressed to Return

question 3

Multiple Choice

A 37-year-old physically active male is getting dressed to return home from the emergency department (ED) after he experienced a large,tender bulge in his scrotum while straining at the toilet.The ED physician reduced the patient's indirect inguinal hernia and referred him to a general surgery practice for elective herniorrhaphy.The ED nurse prepared the patient for his discharge.An appropriate nursing intervention by the ED nurse would be to:

• A) explain the signs and symptoms of an incarcerated hernia and appropriate action.
• B) demonstrate how to reduce the hernia until he can see the surgeon.
• C) provide contact information for the surgeon referral recommended by the ED physician.
• D) measure him for a hernia belt to wear until his surgery is scheduled.

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