The nurse teaches a patient about discharge instructions after a rhinoplasty. Which statement,if made by the patient,indicates that the teaching was successful?

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Maintaining the head in an elevated position will decrease the amount of nasal swelling. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs,such as ibuprofen,increase the risk for postoperative bleeding and should not be used postoperatively. The patient would not remove or reapply nasal packing,which is usually removed by the surgeon on the day after surgery. Although return to a preinjury appearance is the goal of the surgery,it is not always possible to achieve this result,especially in the first few weeks after surgery.

The Nurse Teaches a Patient About Discharge Instructions After a Rhinoplasty