The nurse should include which teaching points when planning discharge for a patient who has a T-tube following a cholecystectomy?. Select all that apply.

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The nurse should teach the patient to keep the skin around the T-tube drainage site clean and free from bile drainage to prevent infection. The patient should also be instructed to report any drainage of more than 500 mL per day to the health care provider as this may indicate a complication. Skin redness or irritation in the drain site area should also be reported to the health care provider. Primarily maintaining a side-lying position is not necessary to facilitate drainage, and pinning the drainage tube to clothing to maintain slight traction on the site is not recommended as it may cause irritation and dislodgement of the tube.

The Nurse Should Include Which Teaching Points When Planning Discharge