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The nurse is caring for a postpartum client with thromboembolytic disease. Which intervention is most important to include when planning care to prevent the complication of pulmonary embolism?

ExplanationThe purposes of anticoagulant therapy for the treatment of thromboembolytic disease are to prevent the formation of a clot and to prevent a clot from moving to another area, thus preventing pulmonary embolism. Although the remaining options may be implemented for a client with thromboembolytic disease, the correct option will specifically assist in the prevention of pulmonary embolism.