1. The client who has had a hemorrhoidectomy wants to know why she cannot take a sitz bath...

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1. The client who has had a hemorrhoidectomy wants to know why she cannot take a sitz bath immediately upon return from the operating room. The nurse’s response is based on which of the following concepts? 1. Heat can stimulate bowel movement too quickly after surgery. 2. Clients are generally not awake enough for several hours to safely take sitz baths. 3. Heat applied immediately postoperatively increases the possibility of hemorrhage. 4. Sitting in water before the sutures are removed may cause infection. 2. Following a hemorrhoidectomy, the nurse assesses the client’s voiding. What is the reason for this concern? 1. The client has been NPO before and during surgery 2. Urinary retention is frequently seen after a hemorrhoidectomy. 3. The client has a long history of hemorrhoids, making her prone to voiding problems. 4. The client had several pregnancies, which can make voiding difficult.

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After hemorrhoidectomy, there is an increased chance of bleeding and the rupturing of the injured region. Therefore a sitz bath is prescribed by the doctor or a nurse a few days after the hemorrhoidectomy is performed on the patient. Hemorrhoidectomy is performed to remove the hemorrhoids present in the anal region of the patient. Hemorrhoids cause considerable pain, swelling, redness, and inflammation in the patient. The application of warm water around the infected region causes the relaxation of the anal muscles, thus providing relief to the patient from inflammation, swelling, redness, and pain in this region (Abd-Elmaged et al., 2018). Further, the application of very hot water can cause the rupturing of the blood vessels surrounding the infected site in the anal region of the patient. There is a vasodilatation response in the blood vessels present near the site of the infected hemorrhoid site leading to hemorrhagic bleeding in the patient (Abd-Elmaged et al., 2018). The treatment with the sitz bath therapy significantly helps in the reduction of the pain in the anal and rectal region (Abd-Elmaged et al., 2018). 
 	In hemorrhoid infection, there is swelling and infection in the blood vessels surrounding the anal region leading to the formation of lumps of infected mass in the infected region.

1. The client who has had a hemorrhoidectomy wants to know why she cannot take a sitz bath immediately upon return from the operating room. The nurse’s response is based on which of the following...

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