The Nurse Caring for a Patient Who Is Scheduling a Hysteroscopy

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a patient who is scheduling a hysteroscopy with possible dilatation and curettage would include which of the following instructions in the patient teaching?

A) "Do not douche, use tampons, or apply any vaginal medications 24 hours prior to the procedure.
B) "The health-care provider will start an IV for fluids and sedation before the procedure."
C) "You must not have anything to eat or drink for 8 hours before the procedure."
D) "Heavy bleeding for 3 to 5 days is expected after the procedure."
E) "It is important that your bladder is full, so please do not void the morning of the procedure."