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Which activities should a nurse plan for the first postoperative day after a colon resection (to prevent complications of immobility)?

Asked by Medsurgudanchapquiz, Last updated: Oct 12, 2024

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John Smith

John Smith

John Smith
John Smith

Answered Oct 26, 2016

Get the client out of bed and ambulate to a bedside chair

Weight bearing increases the vascular tone and decreases venous stasis, thereby preventing thrombi from developing; the increase in activity increases respiratory expansion and quality of breathing
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