The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who will be going home with a T-tube following cholecystectomy surgery. Which statement by the client indicates the need for addi-tional teaching?
a. "I will keep the drainage bag lower than the tube itself."
b. "I will inspect the T-tube drainage site daily for signs of infection."
c. "I will be careful not to pull on the tube or to accidentally pull it out."
d. "I will slowly pull about an inch of the tube out each day until it's out."
D
The provider will discontinue the T-tube. The other statements are accurate.
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