The nurse is collaborating on discharge teaching needed for a patient recovering from a splenectomy.What follow-up care is most important for the nurse to emphasize with this patient?

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Without a spleen to assist in the immune response,the patient is at risk for infection,making flu vaccination important.A.D.Coagulation studies and transfusions are not necessary.C.Oral analgesics may be needed for a short time but are not as essential as preventing infection.

The Nurse Is Collaborating on Discharge Teaching Needed for a Patient