Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System

What to Do the Night Before Surgery
Do not eat or drink anything after midnight unless otherwise instructed to do so.
If you are told to take any medications by mouth the day of surgery, you may take these with
a sip of water.
What to Bring to the Hospital
■ Picture ID.
■ Copy of your Advance Directive, living will.
■ Your Notebook.
■ CPAP OR BiPap Equipment.
■ Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, deodorant, etc.).
■ Loose fitting clothing — drawstring or elastic waist shorts, loose fitting short sleeved t-shirts
(golf shirts, button down short sleeved shirts — avoid long sleeved shirts) Please bring 3
days’ worth of clothing.
■ Button down or zip up fleece or cardigan sweater.
■ Consider nylon underwear for women.
■ Boxers and T-shirts for gentlemen.
■ Night clothes if wished for sleeping (you can wear hospital gown at bedtime).
■ Sneakers or flat soled rubber shoes and socks — avoid shoes without backs
(flip flops and clogs).
■ Technology items can be brought in but Christiana Care is not responsible for lost, damaged
or stolen items. A Wireless network is offered and the Get Well Network is in each patient’s
room allowing internet access from your bedside.
Please Do Not Bring
■ Medications not asked by the case manager.
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Valuables such as wallets, pocketbooks, jewelry, large sums of money.
Visiting Guidelines
Our visitor guidelines are flexible to meet everyone’s needs. Visits from family members,
friends and clergy are an important part of the healing. Our guidelines were made for safe
and healthy healing for our patients. Children under the age of twelve may visit but must be
with an adult, other than the patient, at all times. If family will be staying overnight with the
patient, please set up this with the case manager or charge nurse before you come to the
hospital.