jane lives alone and recently came home from the hospital where she underwent a hip replacement. She has had bad osteoarthritis for many years and has difficulty with any movement. The operation was done to prevent her from ending up in a wheelchair, but she is 78 years old. At the hospital, home care was ordered for jane to help her with bathing, and you have been visiting her for a week now. janes complains to you that she hasn't had a bowel movement since coming home from the hospital and is starting to feel a bloated stomach and no longer has an appetite for food. 1. What do you want to advise her? 2. How does what you advise work? 3. Do you have any side effects? 4. What do you do if what you advise her does not work?

jane lives alone and recently came home from the hospital where she underwent a hip replacement. She has had bad osteoarthritis for many years and has difficulty with any movement. The operation was done to prevent her from ending up in a wheelchair, but she is 78 years old. At the hospital, home care was ordered for jane to help her with bathing, and you have been visiting her for a week now. janes complains to you that she hasn't had a bowel movement since coming home from the hospital and is starting to feel a bloated stomach and no longer has an appetite for food. 1. What do you want to advise her? 2. How does what you advise work? 3. Do you have any side effects? 4. What do you do if what you advise her does not work?

Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305634350

Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Publisher:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

ChapterCom: Comprehensive Medical Terminology Review

Section: Chapter Questions

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