Two nurses are receiving handover of an 87-year-old gentleman from a theatre RN after major surgery. The senior nurse says to the other ward nurse ‘I don’t know why surgeons keep insisting on doing...

Two nurses are receiving handover of an 87-year-old gentleman from a theatre RN after major surgery. The senior nurse says to the other ward nurse ‘I don’t know why surgeons keep insisting on doing these big surgeries on such old people!’ PART A – 400 words Use research to answer the following questions: a. What do you think this opinion is based on? b. Discuss how this scenario could affect the patient. Include both short term effects, during the acute admission and the longer-term effects after discharge. c. What are the ramifications of a senior nurse expressing this opinion? d. How would you respond to this statement?