The client at 36 weeks' gestation requires an appendectomy. The nurse has performed the preoperative teaching. Which statement made by the client indicates a need for additional information?
A. "I will be tilted to my left side to prevent the baby from compressing a major blood vessel and causing my blood pressure to drop."
B. "It may be more difficult for the surgeon to find my appendix because the uterus is enlarged from the baby."
C. "Coughing and deep breathing after surgery will help prevent me from developing pneumonia."
D. "I can take off these anti-embolism stockings as soon as I am awake from the anesthesia."
D
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