Case Study, Chapter 23, Perioperative Nursing text book fundamental nursing ninth edition Surgery can affect a persons functional abilities. Perioperative nursing ninth edition involves assisting clients to achieve a better level of function postoperatively. If necessary, family and significant others are also included in this specialized care. Read the scenario and answer the questions that follow: A middle-aged client visits the healthcare facility with complaints of acute pain in the lower right abdomen that increases in severity upon palpation. After a thorough nursing assessment, the physician diagnoses that the client has an acute appendicitis, and an appendectomy is performed. After 2 days at the facility, the client meets the discharge criteria. The physician asks the nurse to prepare a postoperative discharge plan for the client (Learning Objectives: 7 and 8). a. What routines should the nurse keep in mind when creating a discharge plan for the client when considering minimizing possible complications of surgery? b. What should the nurse cover in the discharge plan for the client?Show more
