Multiple Choice
Norma Hightower,a 32-year-old thin and pale patient with hypothyroidism,is met by the
Perioperative nurse for her preoperative assessment.The nurse notes Norma's thin frame and pale,fragile skin.Norma states that she is so cold that she has all of her clothes on under her patient gown.Based on her assessment,the nursing diagnosis for Norma will focus interventions on her:
A) risk for hypothermia.
B) risk for skin and tissue injury.
C) risk for injury related to surgical positioning.
D) All of the nursing diagnoses are correct.
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