What information should the nurse include when teaching the parents of a 5-week-old infant about pyloromyotomy?
A) The infant will be in the hospital for a week.
B) The surgical procedure is routine and "no big deal."
C) The prognosis for complete correction with surgery is good.
D) They will need to ask the physician about home care nursing.

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Pyloromyotomy is the definitive treatment for pyloric stenosis.Prognosis is good with few complications.These comments reassure parents.The infant will remain in the hospital for a day or two postoperatively.Although the prognosis for surgical correction is good,telling the parents that surgery is "no big deal" minimizes the infant's condition.Home care nursing is not necessary after a pyloromyotomy.

What Information Should the Nurse Include When Teaching the Parents