Primary Care Management of the Weight Loss Surgery Patient
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
09/2006
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3691
Bariatric surgical procedures are rapidly becoming the preferred treatment modality to induce weight loss and treat co-morbid conditions in the morbidly obese patient. As surgical treatment of obesity grows, the possibility of nurse practitioners encountering patients with a history of weight loss surgery in their practice also grows. Primary care providers in particular will be faced with the life-long management of routine postoperative concerns unique to this patient population. The purpose of this article is to provide nurse practitioners with a guide for the safe management of patients with a history of bariatric surgery.
- Primary Care Management of the Weight Loss Surgery Patient
- Jennifer Carlson
- Louise Kaplan (Advisor)
- Washington State University
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- 99900591038701842
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- English
- Thesis