A client calls the fertility clinic to schedule a laparoscopy. The nurse instructs the client to:

Question

1. Stay on bedrest 48 hours after the procedure.
2. Expect to have shoulder and arm pain.
3. Purchase a rectal tube to relieve the gas.
4. Lie on her back to relieve the gas pain.

Answer 1

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Rationale:
1. Normal activities can be resumed after 24 hours.
2. The client might experience shoulder and chest pain caused by gas in the abdomen.
3. Insertion of a rectal tube is not an intervention expected of the client.
4. Assuming a supine position might help to relieve discomfort caused by remaining gas.