
A patient being assessed for preoperative learning needs says his mother had the same surgery by the same surgeon 3 years ago. The nurse should design the patient education plan to:
A) do a brief review of the preoperative patient education, because the patient is already familiar with the procedure.
B) teach thoroughly as the procedure may have changed.
C) simply give the patient a written list of preoperative instructions.
D) explore with the patient what he knows about the proposed surgery and add or correct where necessary.
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