Patient guidelines for surgery include ____.

A) informing the patient of specific dietary restrictions
B) asking patients to refrain from cigarette smoking for 2 hours before surgery
C) telling the patient to leave his/her money in the nightstand in her hospital room
D) discouraging bathing the morning of surgery
E) explaining that the patient will be able to drive home after the surgery

Dietary Restrictions

Specific guidelines or limitations on what an individual can eat, often due to health concerns, religious beliefs, or personal choice.

Cigarette Smoking

The act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke produced by burning tobacco contained in cigarettes, which is harmful to health.

Surgery

A branch of medicine that involves the treatment of injuries, diseases, and other conditions by manual and instrumental techniques, often involving cutting into the body.