Medical Surgical Nursing

Monitor blood clots and color = bright red = bleeding

Keep irrigation flowing, note clots

Monitor VS – pain level, temp – orally, NOT rectal

Avoid straining, provide stool softeners

Teach deep breathing, relaxation technique

Observe bladder distention & spasms = ask for antispasmodic – stops spasms =

pain, increase blood clots

Malignant Neoplasms: Prostate Cancer

The second leading cause of cancer deaths in men.

Risk factors include: advancing age (over 55, more than 70% of cases diagnoses at

age ≥ 65 ); first-degree relative with prostate cancer; African-American heritage;

high level of serum testosterone.

Five-year survival rate is 98%.

Manifestations

Early tumor – no symptoms

Subjective