The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the parents of a 3-year-old going home after minor surgery.What information should the nurse include?

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Discharge teaching after minor surgery involves many items,including actions and side effects of prescribed medications; activity that is allowed,expected,and should be encouraged; signs and symptoms of infection; and when the child can eat and drink again.Usually,temperature on children is taken via the axillary route.

The Nurse Is Providing Discharge Instructions to the Parents of a 3-Year-Old