During Preoperative Teaching for a Patient Scheduled for Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy

question 18

Multiple Choice

During preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for treatment of a pituitary adenoma,what should the nurse instruct the patient that she will have to do?

• A) Take replacement growth hormone for the rest of her life
• B) Not brush her teeth for at least 10 days after the surgery
• C) Be expected to cough and breathe deeply every 2 hours postoperatively
• D) Be positioned flat in bed with sandbags at her head to prevent head movement

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