The nurse is preparing a client for surgery. Appropriate leg exercises to include in preoperative teaching include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Alternate dorsiflexion and plantar flexion.
2. Raise and lower the legs alternately from the surface of the bed.
3. Rotate the ankles to the right and to the left.
4. Diaphragmatic exercises.
5. Incision splinting.
1,2,3
Rationale: This exercise, also known as calf pumping, alternately contracts and relaxes the gastrocnemius muscles, and is done to decrease the likelihood of thrombus formation.
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