A patient is being given home instructions following a vasectomy in the physician's office. Teaching by the nurse should include that:
1. postoperative care consists of warm sitz baths.
2. vasectomies should be seen as usually permanent but sometimes reversible.
3. sexual intercourse should be delayed for up to 3 months.
4. the surgical procedure may interfere with ejaculation.
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Although vasectomy can sometimes be successfully reversed, it should be considered per-manent.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1099
OBJ: 6 TOP: Vasectomy KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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