The nurse is providing discharge education to a client after repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). What priority instruction does the nurse include?
a. "No restrictions on driving your car are necessary."
b. "Avoid sleeping on your left side for 6 weeks."
c. "Avoid lifting heavy objects for about 3 months."
d. "You will have a distended abdomen for 2 weeks."
C
Clients who have undergone AAA repair must refrain from placing stress on the graft. They should avoid lifting or pulling heavy objects, and activities such as vacuuming, raking leaves, and playing golf. Clients must be cleared by their surgeon for driving. The other two options are not valid instructions.
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