Graduated compression stockings have been prescribed to treat a patient's venous insufficiency. What education should the nurse prioritize when introducing this intervention to the patient?
A) The need to take anticoagulants concurrent with using compression stockings
B) The need to wear the stockings on a "one day on, one day off" schedule
C) The importance of wearing the stockings around the clock to ensure maximum benefit
D) The importance of ensuring the stockings are applied evenly with no pressure points
Ans: D
Feedback:
Any type of stocking can inadvertently become a tourniquet if applied incorrectly (i.e., rolled tightly at the top). In such instances, the stockings produce rather than prevent stasis. For ambulatory patients, graduated compression stockings are removed at night and reapplied before the legs are lowered from the bed to the floor in the morning. They are used daily, not on alternating days. Anticoagulants are not always indicated in patients who are using compression stockings.
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