Women's health/Disorders & Childbearing Questions And Answers

A client with a history of endometriosis has abdominal surgery to remove adhesions. What should this client's postoperative plan of care include? 1. Encouraging the client to ambulate in the hallway 2. Elevating the client's legs by gatching the bed 3. Helping the client dangle her legs over the side of the bed 4. Maintaining the client on bedrest until the dressings have been removed - ANS-1. Encouraging the client to ambulate in the hallway After a mastectomy or a hysterectomy a client may feel incomplete as a woman. What statement should alert the nurse to this feeling in a client who has undergone total hysterectomy? 1. "I can't wait to see all my friends again." 2. "I feel washed out; there isn't much left." 3. "I'm planning to recuperate at my daughter's home." 4. "I can't wait to get home; I so want to see my grandchild." - ANS-2. "I feel washed out; there isn't much left." A nurse is evaluating a client's understanding regarding postoperative concerns after mastectomy. Which development near and around the incision noted by the client should be reported to her practitioner? 1. Persistent itching 2. Decreased sensation 3. Swelling with erythema 4. Irregular-appearing ski - ANS-3. Swelling with erythema **Swelling and erythema are signs of infection an