You are doing patient teaching for a patient who is scheduled for an appendectomy. You must teach the patient about incision splinting and leg exercises. When is the best time for you to provide teaching?
A) Upon the patient's admission to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU)
B) When the patient returns from the PACU
C) During the intraoperative period
D) Before the surgical procedure
Ans: D
Feedback: Teaching is most effective when provided before surgery. Preoperative teaching is initiated as soon as possible, beginning in the physician's office, clinic, or at the time of PAT when diagnostic tests are performed. Upon admission to the PACU, the patient is usually drowsy, making this an inopportune time for teaching. Upon the patient's return from the PACU, the patient may remain drowsy. During the intraoperative period, anesthesia alters the patient's mental status, rendering teaching ineffective.
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