The nurse is planning discharge instruction for a patient who just had a vasectomy. Which information is most important for the nurse to include? (select all that apply.)
a. Use a scrotal support for comfort.
b. Apply an ice pack to the scrotum for the first 24 hours.
c. Wait 3 days before resuming sexual in-tercourse.
d. Use a backup birth control method until the sperm count is negative.
e. Return for a follow-up sperm count in 6 months.
A, B, D
The patient should use a scrotal support for comfort, apply an ice pack to reduce swelling in the first 12 to 24 hours postprocedure, and use a backup birth control method until the sperm count is negative. The patient should delay intercourse for 1 week, and the follow-up visit should occur 1 year after the sperm count is negative to confirm that the vas deferens is not intact.
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