A client has been admitted to the hospital in anticipation of surgery that is scheduled for later that afternoon
The nurse has taken the opportunity to perform preoperative teaching and is emphasizing the importance of leg exercises during the postoperative period. What instruction should the nurse provide to this client? A) "Alternately flex and relax your thigh muscles, tightening the muscles for 20 seconds and then relaxing for 20 seconds."
B) "Lift your leg off of your bed, locked at the knee, and then rotate your leg as wide as possible, bending at the hip."
C) "Bend one of your knees and then raise and hold the leg over your mattress for a few seconds."
D) "Sit on the edge of your bed or in a chair and lift the provided leg weight a few times before resting."
C
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In order to correctly perform leg exercises, the client should be taught to bend one knee and then raise and hold the leg above the mattress for a few seconds. Leg weights, leg rotation, and quadriceps setting are not components of postoperative leg exercises.
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