The client who is 4 days postoperative from a total knee replacement asks why she is prescribed to take aspirin daily. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "It's to help control your pain."
B. "It's to reduce swelling in the incision."
C. "It's to prevent arthritis from developing."
D. "It's to prevent the formation of blood clots."
D
Clients are prone to development of deep vein thrombosis after joint replacement surgery. Aspirin disrupts platelet aggregation and reduces the risk for clot formation.
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Planning in intervention research sometimes includes participation of members of the target population
A) True B) False
A nurse needs to have a thorough understanding of the musculoskeletal system to be able to care for clients with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. How is most of the heat in body generated?
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