The Patient Is Going Home After Being Treated for DVT

question 19

Multiple Choice

The patient is going home after being treated for DVT.He is instructed to wear antiembolic stockings until seen by the physician in 2 weeks.The nurse realizes that the patient needs reinforcement of instruction when she states:

• A) "I will have two pair of stockings so that I will have a clean set available at all times."
• B) "I need to wash my stockings every day and dry them in the dryer."
• C) "My footwear has nonskid soles. I don't want to walk around in just stockings."
• D) "I need to lay my stockings flat on a towel to dry them."

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