Post-Operative Management and Nursing Care Using The Nursing Process Part 2

3. Post-operative education

3.3. What is the importance of postoperative education?

The goals of postoperative patient education are to ensure that the individual has the appropriate knowledge required for self-management in the home environment after discharge, to reduce the occurrence of symptoms and complications after discharge, and to enhance recovery and overall quality of life.

Applying correctly the postoperative instructions after surgery reduce morbidity, help a fast recovery and improve the quality of life of patient