Question

9. The nurse is caring for a client scheduled for a transphenoidal hypophysectomy. The preoperative teaching instructions should include which statement? 1. "Your hair will need to be shaved." 2. "You will receive spinal anesthesia." molan 3. "You will need to ambulate after surgery." 4. "Brushing your teeth needs to be avoided for at least 2 weeks after surgery.

Answer 1

The nurse is caring for a client scheduled for transphenoidal hypophysectomy.The preoperative teaching instructions should include which statement?

Answer-(1)"your hair will need to be shaved".

Reason;

→ Taans sphenoidlal hypophysectomy i a swoical procedure, mainly clone is to remove tumour of the pituitary gland They are done by open craniotomy on the pituutary gland is takes out by listing it out from the front of your brair through a small operirg is your skull so nurse adrised to the patient your haud coill need to be renoved SO 017

Wrong statement;

2-you will receive spinal anaesthesia.

Reason- normally spinal anaesthesia given for some surgery,but not included in the nursing care for the client scheduled to trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy

3 - you will need to ambulate after surgery.

4-Brushing your teeth need to be avoided for already 2 weeks after surgery.

Reason;

Both 3 and 4 are post operative care,doesn't come in preoperative care.