The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled to have a thoracotomy. When planning preoperative teaching, what information should the nurse communicate to the patient?
A) How to milk the chest tubing
B) How to splint the incision when coughing
C) How to take prophylactic antibiotics correctly
D) How to manage the need for fluid restriction
Ans: B
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Prior to thoracotomy, the nurse educates the patient about how to splint the incision with the hands, a pillow, or a folded towel. The patient is not taught how to milk the chest tubing because this is performed by the nurse. Prophylactic antibiotics are not normally used and fluid restriction is not indicated following thoracotomy.
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