An older adult client is recovering on the surgical unit 48 hours after a right below-the-knee amputation. The nurse is updating the client's daily care plan. Which interventions should be included to promote comfort and prevent complications? Select all that apply.
- Wash the residual limb gently with mild soap and water, ensuring thorough drying.Cevap
- BElevate the residual limb continuously on stacked pillows to manage edema.
- Position the client prone for 20 to 30 minutes several times a day.Cevap
- DAssign the unlicensed assistive personnel to evaluate the skin integrity around the incision.
- Provide prescribed oral analgesics approximately 30 minutes before physical therapy.Cevap
- FDocument the client's sudden restlessness and confusion as a normal consequence of advanced age.
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The correct interventions are: washing the residual limb with mild soap and water, positioning the client prone several times a day, and providing analgesics before physical therapy.
The correct interventions focus on maintaining skin integrity through proper hygiene, preventing debilitating joint contractures via prone positioning, and ensuring adequate pain control prior to exertion, all of which are fundamental to basic care and comfort for an amputee.
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Basic Care and Comfort Post-Amputation