Question

A patient who had surgery for gallbladder disease has just returned to the postsurgical unit from postanesthetic recovery. the nurse caring for this patient knows to immediately report what assessment finding to the physician

Answer 1

Increased tenderness and tense areas in the abdominal region are things that a nurse should report immediately to the physician, since these are obvious signs related to internal bleeding - most likely from a puncture in a major blood vessel that may have been inflicted during the patient's surgery.