The nurse should instruct the postoperative client that antiembolic stockings are used to:
1. keep the legs warm.
2. serve as a nonslip slipper.
3. promote venous return.
4. make it easier to ambulate after surgery.
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Surgery may result in swelling that could impede blood return. Antiembolic stockings will aid in blood return and reduce lower extremity edema postoperatively. These stockings are not used to keep the legs warm, serve as a nonslip slipper, nor make it easier to ambulate after surgery.
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