A nurse notices that patients who ambulate within the first 12 hours of surgery have fewer postoperative complications. Which approach would provide validation for the nurse's belief that early ambulation reduces postoperative complications?
1. Correlation of postoperative complications with the patients' activity
2. Modification of the patients' activity based on the surgical severity
3. Discussion of postoperative complications with a physical therapist
4. Adjustment of the patients' medications related to their activity levels
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Rationale 1: Research designed to validate whether early ambulation decreases postoperative complications must correlate the patients' activity with the development of postoperative complications.
Rationale 2: Modification of the patients' activity based on the severity of surgery will not validate the correlation between early ambulation and postoperative complications.
Rationale 3: Discussion with therapists regarding patients' postoperative complications will not validate the correlation between early ambulation and postoperative complications.
Rationale 4: Adjustment of the patients' medications based upon the activity levels will not validate the correlation between early ambulation and postoperative complications.
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