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