You Are Part of a Team Presenting a Preoperative Education

question 12

Multiple Choice

You are part of a team presenting a preoperative education program for a group of patients scheduled to undergo total knee or hip replacement during the next month at a large medical center where you are employed.As a therapist, you most likely would be responsible for presenting information on each of the following topics except:

• A)An explanation and demonstration of exercises a patient is expected to do the day of or after surgery.
• B)An explanation of early postoperative precautions, such as weight-bearing restrictions or safe and unsafe positioning.
• C)An explanation of the administration of postoperative pain medication, such as patient-controlled analgesics.
• D)Use of assistive devices, such as a walker or crutches, for early ambulation.

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