The nurse is preparing preoperative teaching for a client scheduled for a ventricular assist device (VAD). Which should the nurse include in these instructions?
A)Need to stay on bedrest for a week or more
B)Cardiac pain postoperatively is to be expected
C)Risk for postoperative infection
D)Expect to be ambulating the evening of surgery

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A)Clients with VAD are at considerable risk for infection; strict aseptic technique is used with all invasive catheters and dressing changes. The client may or may not be on bedrest for a week or more after the surgery. Cardiac pain postoperatively is not to be expected and could indicate a myocardial infarction. The client, however, will most likely not be ambulating the evening of the surgery.
B)Clients with VAD are at considerable risk for infection; strict aseptic technique is used with all invasive catheters and dressing changes. The client may or may not be on bedrest for a week or more after the surgery. Cardiac pain postoperatively is not to be expected and could indicate a myocardial infarction. The client, however, will most likely not be ambulating the evening of the surgery.
C)Clients with VAD are at considerable risk for infection; strict aseptic technique is used with all invasive catheters and dressing changes. The client may or may not be on bedrest for a week or more after the surgery. Cardiac pain postoperatively is not to be expected and could indicate a myocardial infarction. The client, however, will most likely not be ambulating the evening of the surgery.
D)Clients with VAD are at considerable risk for infection; strict aseptic technique is used with all invasive catheters and dressing changes. The client may or may not be on bedrest for a week or more after the surgery. Cardiac pain postoperatively is not to be expected and could indicate a myocardial infarction. The client, however, will most likely not be ambulating the evening of the surgery.

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