A client was admitted for a permanent pacemaker insertion.What priority instruction does the nurse include in the client's discharge teaching?
A) "Do not submerge your pacemaker, take only showers."
B) "Report pulse rates lower than your pacemaker setting."
C) "If you feel weak, apply pressure over your generator."
D) "Have your pacemaker turned off before having an MRI."
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