After a patient has undergone a rhinoplasty, which nursing intervention will be included in the plan of care?

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Maintaining the head in an elevated position will decrease the amount of nasal swelling. NSAIDs increase the risk for postoperative bleeding and should not be used postoperatively. The patient would not be taught to 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.

After a Patient Has Undergone a Rhinoplasty, Which Nursing Intervention