The patient is scheduled for a radical orchiectomy for treatment of testicular cancer. Which preprocedural teaching is most important to provide the patient?

“If you are interested in having children, I can provide you a brochure on sperm banking.”. The patient should be told all four statements. However, the most important statement for before the procedure is regarding sperm banking if the patient wants to have children. The nurse can tell the patient after the procedure to contact the provider if feeling ill or the incision is draining, that the incision should be kept clean and dry, and that the patient will need to avoid heavy lifting.

The patient is scheduled for a radical orchiectomy for treatment ...

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Difficulty: 8

Topics: Communication & Documentation Hematology/Oncology Patient Education Sexuality and Reproduction

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