A nurse providing postoperative teaching to a patient who has received a valve replacement discusses the importance of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to any dental or surgical procedure
The nurse understands that antibiotic prophylaxis prevents which of the following in these patients?
A) Otitis media
B) Sepsis
C) Bacterial endocarditis
D) Deep vein thrombosis
Ans: C
Feedback: Patients with mechanical valve prosthesis need to prevent bacterial endocarditis through the use of antibiotic prophylaxis, which is prescribed before all dental and surgical interventions. Antibiotics may be ordered for sepsis and otitis media, but the question pertains to valve replacement patients. Antibiotics are not generally ordered for patients with deep vein thrombosis.
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