title: Postoperative education that works.
abstract: Perioperative nurses have acquired greater responsibility for patients' and family members' postoperative education. Recent nursing research indicates that patients may not be getting specific information about dealing with the everyday practical matters they encounter while recovering at home from their surgical procedures. This article addresses some of these issues (e.g., food, sex, driving, bathing, wound care, return to work, limits on activities). The authors answer questions most often asked by patients and their family members.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Service, Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Tyler, TX, USA.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States