title: Preparing the patient for prostate surgery.
abstract: 1. Explaining the what, why, and where of the prostate and the perioperative phases of surgery in easy-to-understand terms will provide a better understanding of the outcome for the patient. 2. The obligation of the nursing staff is to teach patients what the procedure involves so that they can be prepared to lead as normal a life as possible postoperatively. 3. As health care providers, we must ensure that quality care is given to all patients. By teaching and providing the necessary tools, patients will not be afraid to address their health problems.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Blake
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*