A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching to a client follow…
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching to a client following arthroscopic surgery. To prevent postoperative complications which of the following actions should be reinforced during the teaching? a. Administer an opioid analgesic to the client 30 min prior to initiating CPM exercises. b. Place the client’s affected leg into the CPM machine with the machine in the flexed position. c. Place the client into a high Fowler’s position when initiating the CPM exercises. d. Align the joints of the CPM machine with the knee gatch in the client’s bed.