Which postoperative order does the nurse clarify with the surgeon before discharging the client who just had arthroscopic surgery on the right knee?
a. Keep the right leg elevated on a soft pil-low for 12 hours.
b. Maintain non–weight bearing by right leg for 48 hours.
c. Use ice on the knee for 24 hours.
d. Administer two tablets of oxyco-done/APAP (Tylox) every 4 hours for pain.
D
Each tablet of Tylox has 5 mg oxycodone with 500 mg acetaminophen. If the client took two tablets every 4 hours, the client would ingest a total of 6000 mg of acetaminophen, well over the safe maximum dose of 4000 mg in 24 hours. The rest of the orders are appropriate.
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