Describe four appropriate topics to be included in her preoperative teaching
What will be an ideal response?
Preoperative teaching includes an assessment of the patient's ability to comprehend what is
occurring. Because this surgery is of an emergent nature, she will have additional stressors
that might affect her ability to comprehend. Topics to cover include surgical risks and benefits,
postoperative pain control, control of nausea and vomiting, nasogastric suction in the immediate
postoperative period, pulmonary care (deep breathing, coughing, use of incentive spirometry),
nothing-by-mouth (NPO) status, and postoperative activity. Included in this case would be
preliminary teaching related to ostomy placement and care, which require a great deal of
psychosocial support for the patient.
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