Your patient has a history of esophageal cancer and is HIV positive. After undergoing ambulatory surgery to insert a gastric feeding tube, he is to be discharged to home. a. Indicate which assessment findings would indicate his readiness for discharge. b . Describe a teaching plan for the patient and his family.

Your patient has a history of esophageal cancer and is HIV positive. After undergoing ambulatory surgery to insert a gastric feeding tube, he is to be discharged to home. a. Indicate which assessment findings would indicate his readiness for discharge. b . Describe a teaching plan for the patient and his family.

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