A morbidly obese client is scheduled for an emergency coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG). The nurse knows
that this client is at risk for:(Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no
incorrect choices are selected.
a. Liver failure.
b. Drug dependency.
c. Shock and heart failure.
d. Wound dehiscence and delayed healing
I answered C and D and got it wrong. This was the rationale: The obese client is at increased risk for delayed wound healing,wound dehiscence, infection, pneumonia, atelectasis, thrombophlebitis,arrhythmias, and heart failure.
