Following congenital heart surgery, the nurse who is preparing caregivers for their child's discharge will begin teaching at which of the following time periods?
a. in the early postoperative period c. 24 hours before discharge
b. 3 days before discharge d. day of discharge
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A Correct. The nurse will begin discharge teaching in the early postoperative period.
B Incorrect. Three days before discharge is not an adequate amount of time to teach everything the caregivers need to know.
C Incorrect. Twenty-four hours before discharge is not an adequate amount of time to teach everything the caregivers need to know.
D Incorrect. The day of discharge is not an adequate amount of time to teach everything the caregivers need to know.
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