You are caring for a client postoperatively. What nursing interventions help prevent venous stasis and other circulatory complications in a client who has undergone surgery?

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Encouraging the client to move legs frequently and do leg exercises is the best nursing intervention to prevent venous stasis and other circulatory complications. Placing pillows under the client's knees or calves and placing pressure on the client's lower extremities can actually impede circulation. Placing the client in a side-lying position may be appropriate depending on the type of surgery, but it is not the best choice for preventing circulatory complications.

You Are Caring for a Client Postoperatively