The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2023) report that 60,000 – 100,000 Americans die each year from venous thromboembolisms and the resulting pulmonary embolisms. Nurses play a key role in the prevention of the development of VTEs.
For this assignment, create a 1- (one) page client teaching handout about prevention and early recognition of venous thromboembolisms in the newly postoperative client. Because this is for a client, use clear, concise language. Guidelines from the CDC for creating client teaching information are available hereLinks to an external site..
You may use Word, PowerPoint, Canva, etc. to create the handout as long as it can be uploaded below. You can include facts, figures, pictures, etc. to enhance the handout if you choose.
Include these headings at a minimum:
Risk Factors
Signs and Symptoms to Report to Your Nurse
Actions Your Nurse Might Perform to Prevent the Development of a Clot
References
Give credit to your sources using APA 7th edition format.
This assignment asks you to create a one-page client teaching handout on preventing and recognizing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the newly postoperative client — in clear, plain language per CDC guidelines. Make it patient-friendly and accurate.
Key takeaways
- Write for a client — plain, clear, reassuring language.
- Cover VTE prevention: movement, hydration, prescribed measures (SCDs, anticoagulants).
- Cover early warning signs of DVT and PE to report.
- Follow CDC plain-language health-material guidelines.
- Keep it to one page, visual and scannable.
Explain VTE simply
Briefly tell the client what a VTE is in plain terms — a blood clot (often in the leg, a DVT) that can travel to the lungs (a PE), which is dangerous, and that they’re at higher risk after surgery.
Prevention tips
List clear actions: move and walk early and often as able, do ankle/leg exercises in bed, stay hydrated, wear prescribed compression stockings or sequential compression devices, and take blood thinners exactly as prescribed.
Warning signs to report
Tell them what to watch for and report immediately: leg swelling, pain/tenderness, warmth or redness (DVT); and sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, or fast heartbeat (PE — call emergency services).
Format
One page, plain language, headings/bullets/simple visuals per CDC guidelines, in Word/PowerPoint/Canva.
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