The nurse is caring for a patient in the postoperative period after enucleation. Which intervention is most important?
a. Provide emotional support.
b. Educate the patient about permanent prosthesis placement.
c. Resume diet as ordered.
d. Educate the patient about postoperative medications.
A
Postoperatively, the nurse should observe for signs of complications such as excessive bleeding, swelling, increased pain, elevated temperature, or displacement of the implant. Losing an eye is a devastating experience even when there has been a long period of painful blindness preopera-tively. Understanding of the emotional impact and support of the patient are prime nursing re-sponsibilities. The permanent prosthesis is placed about 6 weeks after the surgery, and while it is important to teach the patient about prosthetic placement and medications, providing support is most important.
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Duty exists
What will be an ideal response?