Ten hours after surgery, a postoperative client reports that the antiembolism stockings and sequential compression devices itch and are too hot. The client asks the nurse to remove them. What response by the nurse is best?
a. "Let me call the surgeon to see if you really need them."
b. "No, you have to use those for 24 hours after surgery."
c. "OK, we can remove them since you are stable now."
d. "To prevent blood clots you need them a few more hours."
ANS: D
According to the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP), any prophylactic measures to prevent thromboembolic events during surgery are continued for 24 hours afterward. The nurse should explain this to the client. Calling the surgeon is not warranted. Simply telling the client he or she has to wear the hose and compression devices does not educate the client. The nurse should not remove the devices.
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