Given a rationale for preoperative and postoperative procedures, the c

Given a rationale for preoperative and postoperative procedures, the client is better prepared to participate in care. For which of the following should the nurse provide instruction and rationale?

1. Incentive spirometry
2. Specific details regarding the progression of diet
3. Working the call button for the nurse
4. Using the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump

ANSWER

ANS: 1
Given a rationale for preoperative and postoperative procedures, the client is better prepared to participate in care. The diet progression should be discussed with the client by the unit nurse as the postsurgical diet progresses. The call light may be specific to the unit the client is on and is best taught to the client once he or she is on the unit so that the client can demonstrate to the nurse that he or she understands how to use it. The PCA pump is best taught to the client once he or she is on the unit so that the client can demonstrate to the nurse that he or she understands how to use it.