The nurse is planning preoperative teaching for the client scheduled for a right total simple mastectomy. For each potential topic of education, click to specify if the topic is appropriate or not appropriate.

Preoperative teaching for a mastectomy should include mobility restrictions (arm exercises, lifting limitations), the presence of a Jackson-Pratt or similar drain, the location of the incision, and expected hospital stay. A clear liquid diet for 2 days post-procedure is not accurate — diet advancement varies individually and is not standard mastectomy teaching. Clients are typically advanced to a regular diet as tolerated postoperatively.