Nursing Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

The nurse is caring for a patient who is a baseball pitcher and had an arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff injury performed in same-day surgery. Which of the following information should be included in the patient's postoperative teaching plan?

A. You have an appointment with a physical therapist for tomorrow.

B. You can still play baseball but you will not be able to return to pitching.

C. The doctor will use the drop-arm test to determine the success of surgery.

D. Leave the shoulder immobilizer on for the first few days to minimize pain.

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