An adolescent girl has spinal instrumentation surgery at 16 years of age. Immediately after this procedure, the nurse would teach her to:

The correct answer is B: wait to be log rolled before turning from one side to the other. After spinal instrumentation surgery, the patient needs to be log rolled to prevent damage to the surgical site. Log rolling involves turning the patient as a unit to maintain spinal alignment. This is crucial to avoid putting stress on the surgical area and reducing the risk of complications. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect as sleeping prone, sitting up immediately, and planning long hospitalization are not recommended post-surgery practices.