You are part of a surgical team and your role is postoperative management of thoracic surgery. In your role, you are required to determine the course…

Question You are part of a surgical team and your role is postoperative managementof thoracic surgery. In your role, you are required to determine the course of action for the patient before you call surgeon. A right lower-lobe resection occurred due to adenocarcinoma. The nurse has called at the 12-hour interval from surgery concerned with the amount of drainage within the chest tube. -Describe the role of an AGACNP at each of the steps in postoperative care for a surgical patient. -Describe the assessment steps you would take. -Explain the drainage and decompression devices and how you manage these as an AGACNP. -Discuss potential differential diagnoses you could expect from the assessment. -Discuss the hemodynamic findings one might see with your provided diagnosis. -Propose potential treatment plans that would be appropriate. Health Science Science Nursing NURS ANP 652 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)