Care Outline : A Summary : Lumpectomy Care After

1 Wash your hands with soap and water. Have paper towels or tissues near you to clean any discharge.

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This sheet gives you information about how to care for yourself after your procedure. Your health care provider may also give you more specific instructions. If you have problems or questions, contact your health care provider.

Another concern that some patients may have is that recovering from this procedure will be extremely lengthy and painful. However, this is usually not the case, and patients should expect the worst soreness from this procedure to start subsiding within a few days of the procedure. If you notice the pain worsening or discoloration starting to show, you should immediately contact your doctor because this may indicate an infection has developed.

Your health care providers, including your surgical team, take many precautions to keep you safe during surgery. This sheet explains the steps that your health care providers take to prevent surgical error. It also lists some things you, your friends, and your family members can do to help reduce the risk of a surgical error.

• Keep all follow-up visits as told by your health care provider. This is important.

• Do not eat or drink anything for at least 8 hours before the procedure.

This sheet gives you information about how to care for yourself after your procedure. Your health care provider may also give you more specific instructions. If you have problems or questions, contact your health care provider.

Taking medicines such as aspirin and ibuprofen. These medicines can thin your blood. Do not take these medicines before your procedure if your health care provider instructs you not to.

Your arms and legs will be repositioned so they do not touch your upper body.

• If you go home right after the procedure, plan to have someone with you for 24 hours.

During this monitoring, the nurse should perform vital signs. According to Silvestri (2014) he/she should assess the patient’s cardiac rhythm for dysrhythmias, chest pain, peripheral pulse, color, warmth and sensation of the extremity distal to the insertion site. If the patient is experiencing dysrhythmias, chest pain, loss of peripheral pulse, the limb has turned pale or cyanotic, cool to touch or if the patient complains of numbness and tingling of the extremity distal to the insertion site, the surgeon must be called promptly. The nurse should also assess the compression device or sandbag to make sure it is secure. He/she should assess the pressure dressing for bleeding or a hematoma. Should there be active bleeding, the nurse should apply direct manual pressure to the insertion site and get help to call the surgeon. The surgeon should also be called when a hematoma develops. The nurse should be monitoring the patient for nausea, vomiting, rash or any other signs of hypersensitivity (Silvestri, 2014).

Care of the incision and signs to look out for with the incision are addition-al information given to the mother. It is explained to the mother that she should have support at home for care of baby and herself since she is recovering from major surgery (Murray & Mckin-ney, 2014, p.343). Normally the staples are removed before discharged if not they are removed by the healthcare provider after discharge. If adhesive strips or a topical skin adhesive is used, she can shower without any issues. The incision is closed with all methods, and should not come apart. The incision should have little to no drainage, and she should call the provider if she notic-es it separate or if drainage increases or it has a foul smell (Murray & Mckinney, 2014, p.344). Signs and symptoms that should be reported to a health care provider after discharge include the following: a fever, any localized area of redness, swelling, or pain in breast. Any persistent ab-dominal tenderness, pelvic fullness or pressure. Any perineal pain, or frequency, urgency or burn-ing during urination, and abnormal change in lochia. Any localized tenderness, redness, edema, or warmth in legs. Additionally any redness, foul smell, separation or edema from the abdominal incision (Murray & Mckinney, 2014,

To Shower After Knee Surgery, you have to Wrap plastic with tape around the bandaged knee or cast. You need to ensure the covering is watertight. You must Wrap plastic around any support aids . If it is possible to remove the brace, you can do so before putting plastic around the knee or cast. Besides, Use sufficient support once getting in and out of the shower after knee surgery. You should put a towel on the shower floor, and use a stool for knee support. You have to Be careful as you will be unable to bend your knee. If you use crutches, you need to ensure that they are secure and do not slide. In addition, Bathe your body with a sponge. You must avoid the water-protected area around the knee or cast. You should ensure it does not get wet.

○ Changing or stopping your regular medicines. This is important if you take diabetes medicines or blood thinners.