A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Returned from Abdominal

question 26

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who returned from abdominal surgery 6 hours ago. The nurse notes that the abdominal dressing is nearly saturated with serosanguineous drainage and that a small amount of drainage is leaking from the lower edge of the dressing. The nurse's best action is to

• A) Reinforce the dressing with additional gauze pads.
• B) Remove the surgical dressing to assess the site directly.
• C) Replace the surgical dressing with fresh dressings.
• D) Reinforce the tape edges of the dressing.

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Definitions:

Reproductive Processes

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Hormonal Cascade

The sequence of hormonal events triggered by one another in the body's systems.

Labia Majora

The larger outer folds of skin that enclose and protect the other external genital organs in the female reproductive system.

Somatic Sex

Refers to the biological aspects of an individual based on the morphology of the reproductive and sexual organs.