The Nurse Is Determining If a Patient Recovering from Abdominal

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is determining if a patient recovering from abdominal surgery is a candidate for home care. Which information should the nurse use to help make this decision?

• A) The patient needs intermittent skilled nursing care.
• B) The patient prefers to use an agency that is Medicare certified.
• C) The patient plans to attend the upcoming senior citizen bingo night.
• D) The patient can walk to a shopping mall to do banking and purchase groceries.
• E) The patient is unable to change the abdominal wound dressing because of limited upper-extremity mobility.

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