Your client is status post-surgery and has been prescribed bed rest for the next 24 hours. What can you do to prevent the formation of emboli and edema?
1. Turn every 2 hours.
2. Use positioning devices.
3. Use sequential compression devices.
4. Remind the client to move as little as possible so as not to dislodge a clot.
ANS: 3
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