Your patient is scheduled for intracranial surgery in the morning. You know that it is important that the patient has adequate preparation for surgery to reduce what?
A) Postoperative complications
B) Length of time under anesthesia
C) Establishing expectations that are too high
D) Length of time in the hospital
Ans: A
Feedback: Adequate preparation for surgery, with attention to the patient's physical and emotional status, can reduce the risk of anxiety, fear, and postoperative complications. Adequate preparation for surgery does not reduce the length of time under anesthesia or in the hospital and it does not establish expectations that are too high.
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