Cholelithiasis
Cholelithiasis ( 38 Questions)
Instructing the client to eat a high-fat diet before surgery is not appropriate and may exacerbate the symptoms of cholelithiasis. The client should follow a low-fat diet instead.
This statement is correct. Demonstrating deep-breathing exercises helps promote lung expansion postoperatively and prevents respiratory complications after anesthesia and surgery.
While ambulating is essential after surgery, it may not be the primary focus of preoperative education for a client undergoing cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis.
Discussing the possibility of experiencing diarrhea after the surgery is not a priority in preoperative education for a client with cholelithiasis undergoing cholecystectomy.
Choice A reason:
Instructing the client to eat a high-fat diet before surgery is not appropriate and may exacerbate the symptoms of cholelithiasis. The client should follow a low-fat diet instead.
Choice B reason:
This statement is correct. Demonstrating deep-breathing exercises helps promote lung expansion postoperatively and prevents respiratory complications after anesthesia and surgery.
Choice C reason:
While ambulating is essential after surgery, it may not be the primary focus of preoperative education for a client undergoing cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis.
Choice D reason:
Discussing the possibility of experiencing diarrhea after the surgery is not a priority in preoperative education for a client with cholelithiasis undergoing cholecystectomy.