A Nurse Is Giving a Patient Scheduled for Outpatient Surgery

A nurse is giving a patient scheduled for outpatient surgery preoperative information. Which of the following are recommended teaching guidelines? Select all that apply.

A) Continue with all medications routinely taken.
B) Notify the surgeon's office if a cold or infection develops before surgery.
C) List allergies and be sure the operating staff is aware of these.
D) Wear clothing without buttons or zippers.
E) Have someone available for transportation home after recovery from anesthesia.
F) Continue with regular consumption of food and beverages until the morning of surgery.