Question

A patient with stage I colorectal cancer is scheduled for surgery. Patient teaching for this patient would include an explanation that:

a. chemotherapy will begin after the patient recovers from the surgery
b. both chemotherapy and radiation can be used as palliative treatments
c. follow-up colonoscopies will be needed to ensure that the cancer does not occur
d. a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse will visit the patient to identify an abdominal site for the ostomy

Answer 1

Patient teaching for a stage I colorectal cancer patient scheduled for surgery would include the explanation that follow-up colonoscopies will be needed to ensure that the cancer does not occur again.

Step-by-step explanation:

Patient teaching for a stage I colorectal cancer patient scheduled for surgery would include the explanation that follow-up colonoscopies will be needed to ensure that the cancer does not occur again.