In the teaching plan for a client being discharged from the PACU after ambulatory surgery, the nurse should include the instruction to
A) "Be sure that you have someone who can drive you home."
B) "Change your dressing frequently."
C) "Have someone wake you every 2 hours for the first 24 hours."
D) "Measure urine output for 48 hours."

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A responsible adult must accompany the same-day surgery client being discharged from the ambulatory surgery center. Taxi cabs are not an appropriate means of transportation after surgery. This instruction would apply to any client being discharged from the ambulatory surgery center; the other instructions would be specific after specific types of operations.

In the Teaching Plan for a Client Being Discharged from the PACU