A significant instruction to a patient being discharged after ear surgery is to:
1. use stool softeners with caution.
2. assume your usual activities.
3. avoid blowing your nose.
4. shampoo your hair with baby shampoo.
3
The patient should avoid blowing the nose to prevent backpressure in the eustachian tube. He or she should take stool softeners, limit activity until balance returns, and delay sham-pooing.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1196
OBJ: 6 TOP: Nursing Diagnosis and Outcome Criteria
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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