Posted: November 20th, 2017

Your goal is to minimize David’s risk of complications after a herniorrhaphy. You instruct the patient to:

Your goal is to minimize David’s risk of complications after a herniorrhaphy. You instruct the patient to:

1. Avoid the use of pain medication.
2. Cough and deep breathe Q2H.
3. Splint the incision if he can’t avoid sneezing or coughing.
4. Apply heat to scrotal swelling.