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The Nurse Is Providing Preoperative Teaching for a Patient Scheduled

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The nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for an abdominal-perineal resection. Which information will the nurse include?


A) The patient will begin sitting in a chair at the bedside on the first postoperative day.
B) IV antibiotics will be started at least 24 hours before surgery to reduce the bowel bacteria.
C) An additional surgery in 8 to 12 weeks will be used to create an ileal-anal reservoir.
D) The site where the stoma will be located will be marked on the abdomen preoperatively.

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