Postoperative teaching for a person who has had a cataract removed from the left eye would include: (Select all that apply.)
a. sleeping on the right side.
b. taking a stool softener to avoid straining at stool.
c. bending over from the waist; not stooping.
d. providing instruction for instilling eye-drops.
e. providing instruction on signs of compli-cations.
A, B, D, E
The patient should not bend from the waist as the position increases intraocular pressure.
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