A Client Scheduled for Surgery Is Being Instructed in Leg

question 56

Multiple Choice

A client scheduled for surgery is being instructed in leg exercises and the pneumatic compression device.The nurse includes these instructions to decrease which postoperative complication?

• A) Infection
• B) Delayed wound healing
• C) Contractures
• D) Deep vein thrombosis

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