A Client Is Being Discharged After a Total Knee Replacement

question 17

Multiple Choice

A client is being discharged after a total knee replacement. The nurse is reviewing the client's discharge instructions. Which client statement indicates that the client has understood the instructions?

• A) "I can gradually increase my activity as I feel able to do so."
• B) "I need to call my physician if I experience sudden pain or swelling."
• C) "I need to limit the amount of fluids I drink for the first week."
• D) "I need to avoid any exercise for the first few weeks."

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Definitions:

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist known for his research on obedience, demonstrating how people are willing to follow orders from an authority figure, even to the extent of causing harm to others.

Dissent

The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.

Situational Factors

External influences that affect an individual's behavior, decision-making process, and performance in various contexts.

Conscience

An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.