Multiple Choice
A nurse is aware that a patient who is having his leg amputated is also having a prosthesis fitted during at the same time as the surgery.Which fact should the preoperative teaching plan include?
A) Extra preoperative medications will be needed.
B) A rigid dressing will be applied to accommodate the prosthesis.
C) A series of temporary prostheses will be put in place before the permanent one.
D) Wiring the residual limb will be needed to ensure acceptance of the prosthesis.
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