Nursing care for a client who has undergone a cholecystectomy is general postoperative care. This consists of use of analgesics, incentive spirometry, monitoring urine output and splinting the incision. This surgery is generally an outpatient procedure, where the patient will be held a few hours. If the patient is elderly or pediatric they may be held overnight for observation. A patient may also be held overnight if there were any complications.
A few websites a nurse might provide for patient education are the following:
http://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=1079103
- this one is very easy to read and helps inform the patient on what will happen so that they are prepared and possibly not so scared
http://www.healthline.com/health/gallstones#RiskFactors3
- this one helps describe the signs and symptoms one might experience with gallstones and who is susceptible
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