Asked by Muhammad Nur Hafiz Yusoff Khalid on Jun 05, 2024

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Which is an appropriate goal for a patient's preoperative teaching?

A) The nurse will provide written materials about nonpharmacological pain-management techniques.
B) The patient will verbalize understanding of the pain-management techniques to be used after surgery.
C) The nurse will demonstrate correct use of the patient-controlled anesthesia (PCA) pump.
D) The patient will rate current pain of less than 3 out of 10 on the descriptive pain intensity scale.

Preoperative Teaching

Education provided to patients about the surgical procedure, expectations, and postoperative care before undergoing surgery.

Pain-Management Techniques

Various methods and approaches used to reduce or alleviate pain in patients.

Patient-Controlled Anesthesia

A method of pain management that allows the patient to administer their own analgesia, typically used during labor or postoperatively.

  • Understand the importance of patient education in managing pain and the proper use of pain management devices and techniques.
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Yalina GrupstraJun 11, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
An appropriate goal of preoperative teaching is that the patient will verbalize understanding of the pain-management techniques to be used after surgery.The patient has not undergone surgery yet so current pain assessment is not a goal of preoperative teaching.Demonstration of the PCA pump and providing written materials are interventions rather than goals.