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The client returns home from the ED. The following day, the nurse completes the home health admission and reviews the discharge orders and instructions with the client. Which client statement indicates the client understands the discharge instructions? (Select all that apply.)
1. "I should expect this incision to bleed from time to time."
2. "I will put ice on my hip to make it feel better."
3. "I don't use the raised toilet seat. I'm just very careful when I sit down." Am
4. "I should sit on the side of the bed for a few minutes before I try to stand up."
5. "I have my surgeon's phone number by the phone in case I run a fever."
6. "I only had to take that amlodipine while I was in the hospital."
7. "If my stomach becomes bruised, we will stop these injections."
8. "I will keep taking the stool softener as long as I'm taking the pain medication."