The nurse is discussing immediate postoperative communication strategies with a patient scheduled for a total laryngectomy. Which of the following information will the nurse include? a) “After surgery, you will have to use an electric larynx to communicate.” b) “After surgery you will have a sore throat, but will be able to speak.” c) “A speech therapist will evaluate you and recommend a system of communication after surgery.” d) “You can use writing or a communication board to communicate.”
The nurse is discussing immediate postoperative communication strategies with a patient scheduled for a total laryngectomy. Which of the following information will the nurse include?
a) “After surgery, you will have to use an electric larynx to communicate.”
b) “After surgery you will have a sore throat, but will be able to speak.”
c) “A speech therapist will evaluate you and recommend a system of communication after surgery.”
d) “You can use writing or a communication board to communicate.”