A 63-year-old woman undergoes an anterior and posterior (A&P) colporrhaphy for repair of a cystocele and rectocele. Which nursing action will be included in the postoperative care plan?
a. Encourage a high-fiber diet.
b. Perform indwelling catheter care.
c. Repack the vagina with gauze daily.
d. Teach the patient to insert a pessary.
ANS: B
The patient will have a retention catheter for several days after surgery to keep the bladder empty and decrease strain on the suture. A pessary will not be needed after the surgery. Vaginal wound packing is not usually used after an A&P repair. A low-residue diet will be ordered after posterior colporrhaphy.
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