The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Has Undergone

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone surgery to drain a pancreatic pseudocyst with placement of a pancreatic drainage tube.Which nursing intervention prevents complications from this procedure?

• A) Positioning the client in a right side-lying position
• B) Applying a skin barrier around the drainage tube site
• C) Clamping the drainage tube for 2 hours every 12 hours
• D) Irrigating the drainage tube daily with 30 mL of sterile normal saline

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Definitions:

Secondary Circular Reaction

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where infants aged 4-8 months repeat actions that have pleasurable or interesting results, showing an early form of experimentation.

Preoperational Thought

A reiteration of preoperational, highlighting the early childhood cognitive phase where imagination flourishes yet logical reasoning abilities are not yet developed.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the first developmental stage in Piaget's theory, focusing on infants' understanding of the world through their sensory experiences and motor activities.

Formal-Operational Thought

The stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically, typically beginning in adolescence.