The preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy should include the instruction that postoperatively, the patient should:
1. avoid sneezing.
2. drink through a straw.
3. cough forcefully.
4. wash mouth out with peroxide.
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The patient should be taught to avoid sneezing, coughing, drinking through a straw, or using a stringent mouthwash that might dislodge the graft.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 959
OBJ: 4 TOP: Pituitary Surgery
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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