The nurse teaches the patient in ambulatory care to apply ice packs to an injured knee. What instructions should the nurse include in patient teaching?
a. Leave the ice on for no more than 5 mi-nutes.
b. Remove the ice pack when the ice melts completely.
c. A cold pack has the potential to cause tis-sue damage.
d. Apply ice for an hour and then apply a heating pad.
C
The nurse should explain that prolonged application of ice can lead to tissue damage from pro-longed vasoconstriction. The patient should be instructed to apply the ice for 10 to 20 minutes, then remove the ice for 30 minutes and check affected tissue before repeating the cycle to pre-vent tissue damage. Applying ice for 5-minute increments is subtherapeutic treatment. The nurse avoids teaching the patient to leave the ice in place until it melts because it is likely to result in ice application exceeding 20 minutes and increase the risk for tissue damage. Application of ice for 1 hour exceeds the 20-minute recommendation to prevent tissue damage.
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