Assess your patient's vital signs once they come out of surgery. Monitor your patient's pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and skin color amongst other things. Do this to check for shock and internal bleeding.
Monitor the type of drainage coming from your patients inscision site. The drainage should change from bright red to pink in 24 hours. If it remains red, thick, it might be an indication of bleeding at the prostatectomy operative site.
Inform your patient that he may experience urinary incontinence for a period of time. This is because there is a loss of muscle tone in the muscles that control the bladder after radical prostatectomy surgery. This reduces the possibility of anxiety in your patient.
Teach your patients the need to avoid certain foods that can cause incontinence like coffee. Inform him to drink 2 to 3 liters of water a day to prevent bladder irritation that could lead to incontinence.
Teach your patient kegel exercises. These exercises can help your patient gain control of his bladder muscles after radical prostatectomy surgery.
Assess your patient for pain and administer pain medication to him as prescribed by his physician. Your patient may experience pain after radical prostatectomy surgery.