A 22-year-old tennis player has an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same-day surgery. When the nurse plans postoperative teaching for the patient, which information will be included?
a. "You will not be able to serve a tennis ball again."
b. "You will work with a physical therapist tomorrow."
c. "The doctor will use the drop-arm test to determine the success of surgery."
d. "Leave the shoulder immobilizer on for the first 4 days to minimize pain."
ANS: B
Physical therapy after a rotator cuff repair begins on the first postoperative day to prevent "frozen shoulder." A shoulder immobilizer is used immediately after the surgery, but leaving the arm immobilized for several days would lead to loss of range of motion (ROM). The drop-arm test is used to test for rotator cuff injury, but not after surgery. The patient may be able to return to pitching after rehabilitation.
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