Mrs. Shell, a 28-year-old female, has experienced severe pelvic pain and pressure, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia. She has developed severe anemia due to menorrhagia and is now scheduled for a total hysterectomy. (Learning Objectives 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14) 1. Before surgery Mrs. Shell asks if she will need to continue to go to her gynecologist for Pap smears. How do you respond? 2. Mrs. Shell asks if she will no longer continue to produce estrogen after the surgery. How do you respond to this question? 3.Mrs. Shell confides in you about her fear of breast cancer and HRT. Based on the type of surgery she will be having, what client teaching will she need? 4. Mrs. Shell has had her urethral catheter removed at approximately 6:00 AM this morning. It is now 2:00 PM and she has been unable to void. What would be the appropriate nursing action at this time?

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Mrs. Shell, a 28-year-old female, has experienced severe pelvic pain and pressure, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia. She has developed severe anemia due to menorrhagia and is now scheduled for a total hysterectomy. (Learning Objectives 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14)

1. Before surgery Mrs. Shell asks if she will need to continue to go to her gynecologist for Pap smears. How do you respond?

2. Mrs. Shell asks if she will no longer continue to produce estrogen after the surgery. How do you respond to this question?

3.Mrs. Shell confides in you about her fear of breast cancer and HRT. Based on the type of surgery she will be having, what client teaching will she need?

4. Mrs. Shell has had her urethral catheter removed at approximately 6:00 AM this morning. It is now 2:00 PM and she has been unable to void. What would be the appropriate nursing action at this time?



 

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