Assignment task:
Mr. Lawson is a 62-year-old patient who had abdominal surgery for a colon resection and removal of a tumor 3 days ago. The patient has a 7.5 to 8.5 cm (3- to 31/2-inch) surgical incision in the left abdominal quadrant. Previous assessment revealed a separation in the wound edges between two sutures at the bottom of the incision. Mr. Lawson knows that he will have activity restrictions. His wife will be a resource to him once he returns home. His discharge has been planned tentatively. His family still depends on his income. Now he begins to share concerns with Tonya about being able to return to work after surgery Tonya senses that a new diagnosis might be applicable to Mr. Lawson and knows that she needs to gather additional information.