Question

The nurse is assisting the physician with a procedure to remove ascitic fluid from a client with cirrhosis. what procedure does the nurse ensure the client understands will be performed?

Answer 1

The procedure that is being performed in which the nurse should ensure the client that he or she understands what he or she is going through is the abdominal paracentesis. This is a clinical procedure in which the peritoneal cavity I being inserted with a needle and there is a removable of ascetic fluid.