A Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Is Scheduled for a 42-Year-Old Woman

question 35

Multiple Choice

A total abdominal hysterectomy is scheduled for a 42-year-old woman with multiple uterine leiomyomas.During preoperative teaching about postoperative expectations,it is important for the nurse to inform the patient about which of the following?

• A) A retention catheter will be used to help her maintain bed rest during the first several postoperative days.
• B) Correct use of the patient-controlled analgesia device will prevent her from experiencing postoperative pain.
• C) She will need to take estrogen replacement therapy postoperatively to prevent symptoms of surgical menopause.
• D) Leg exercises with early and frequent ambulation are necessary to minimize stasis and pooling of blood.

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