The nurse provides postoperative teaching to a client recovering from cataract removal surgery. Which client statement indicates that preoperative teaching has been effective?
A) "I will be hospitalized for several days recovering from this surgery."
B) "I will need to return to activity as soon as possible."
C) "I will use the eye drops if I have eye pain"
D) "I will notify the doctor if I have itching or redness of the eye after the surgery."
Answer: D
The client should be instructed to notify the physician with itchiness or redness of the operative eye after the surgery. The client will not return to activity as soon as possible. The eye drops should be used as prescribed. Cataract surgery is not considered major surgery but rather out-client surgery that does not necessitate a hospitalization.
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