During preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for treatment of a pituitary adenoma,what should the nurse instruct the patient that she will have to do?
A) Take replacement growth hormone for the rest of her life
B) Not brush her teeth for at least 10 days after the surgery
C) Be expected to cough and breathe deeply every 2 hours postoperatively
D) Be positioned flat in bed with sandbags at her head to prevent head movement
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