A patient who has undergone a valve replacement with a mechanical valve prosthesis is due to be discharged home
The nurse is giving discharge teaching and reinforcing postoperative teaching to this patient. The nurse discusses the importance of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to any dental or surgical procedure because the nurse understands that antibiotic prophylaxis prevents what in these patients?
A) Otitis media
B) Sepsis
C) Bacterial endocarditis
D) Deep vein thrombosis
Ans: C
Feedback: Patients with mechanical valve prosthesis require education to prevent bacterial endocarditis with antibiotic prophylaxis, which is prescribed before all dental and surgical interventions. Antibiotics may be ordered for sepsis and otitis media. The question is asking how antibiotic prophylaxis is used in postoperative valve replacement patients. Antibiotics are not generally ordered for patients with deep vein thrombosis.
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