After surgery to remove a cataract, which of the following should the nurse instruct the client?
1. "Be sure to follow the schedule for the prescribed eyedrop medication."
2. "Sleep on the right side to promote drainage."
3. "It is okay to rub the eye because the surgery was on the inside."
4. This is an outpatient procedure, and there are no instructions for the patient.
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Client education is extremely important in the aftercare of cataract surgery. There is a need to emphasize the postoperative care of eyedrop instillation. The client should not place any pressure near or on the eye. Postoperative instructions are highly important for the client having an outpatient surgical procedure.
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