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Which nursing intervention would be the priority in the immediate postoperative care of a client who has undergone gastric resection?

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Answer: maintaining circulations and assessing for cardiac complications in the immediate post-op period is a priority for nursing care.

nursing interventions:

The postanesthetic nurse must understand the patient’s risks for complications and be prepared to implement interventions should there be a change in the patient’s status.

Nursing interventions include monitoring vital signs, airway patency, and neurologic status; managing pain; assessing the surgical site; assessing and maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance; and providing a thorough report of the patient’s status to the receiving nurse on the unit, as well as the patient’s family.

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