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Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 33 : Care of the Surgical Patient Questions
Question 1 of 5
are wrapped around the legs to assist the return of venous blood back to the right side of the heart.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: SCDs are devices wrapped around the legs that intermittently compress to enhance venous blood flow.
Question 2 of 5
Kelly Majetic is going to have a face-lift surgery tomorrow. You know that this is what type of surgery?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A face-lift is a cosmetic surgery performed to improve appearance, not to correct a medical condition or cure a disease.
Question 3 of 5
Marla Monett is scheduled to have breast enlargement surgery today at 8:30 a.m. This surgery is classified as what type of surgery?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Breast enlargement is a cosmetic surgery aimed at enhancing appearance, not addressing a medical condition.
Question 4 of 5
You are caring for Allen Julius, who has been diagnosed with advanced cancer of the liver. He has been suffering severe discomfort as a result of ascites, the collection of fluid within the peritoneal cavity that puts pressure on all the abdominal organs. The patient and physician have decided that the best course of treatment is palliative: to relieve the discomfort by surgically placing a peritoneal drainage tube to drain the excess fluid. His wife asks you if this surgery will cure him. Your best response would be
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This response explains that the procedure is palliative, aimed at improving quality of life, not curing the cancer.
Question 5 of 5
Margaret Gruntmeir has been complaining of abdominal pain for several weeks, and tests have proved inconclusive. The physician has explained to Ms. Gruntmeir that she feels the best course of action is to open the abdomen surgically and see what might be causing the problem. You know that this type of surgical procedure would be considered to be
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Exploratory surgery is performed to diagnose the cause of symptoms when tests are inconclusive.