A 32-Year-Old Thin and Pale Patient with Hypothyroidism Is Met

question 7

Multiple Choice

A 32-year-old thin and pale patient with hypothyroidism is met by the perioperative nurse for her preoperative assessment.The nurse notes the patient's thin frame and pale,fragile skin.The patient states that she is so cold that she has all of her clothes on under her patient gown.Based on her assessment,the nursing diagnoses for the patient include:

• A) ineffective thermoregulation.
• B) risk for decreased cardiac tissue perfusion.
• C) risk for perioperative positioning injury.
• D) risk for electrolyte imbalance.
• E) risk for metabolic deterioration.

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