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?

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The teaching plan should include information about the rigid dressing that will be applied after surgery to accommodate the prosthesis. A temporary prosthesis may be used until the permanent one is ready, but the plan should focus on the immediate postoperative period. Extra medication and wiring of the residual limb are not typically required for prosthetic placement.

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