🟤 Apply compression stockings to the lower extremities.

🔺 Compression stockings promote venous return by applying graduated pressure that prevents blood pooling in the lower extremities during postoperative immobility.

🔺 This intervention significantly reduces venous stasis, which is a major contributing factor to deep vein thrombosis development after surgery.

🔺 Consistent use of compression stockings supports circulation when ambulation is limited in the early postoperative recovery period.

🔺 They are a noninvasive, evidence-based intervention widely recommended in postoperative DVT prevention protocols.

🟤 Encourage early ambulation once it is ordered for the client.

🔺 Early ambulation activates the calf muscle pump, which is essential for moving venous blood back toward the heart efficiently.

🔺 Walking improves overall circulation, decreases venous stasis, and directly lowers the risk of clot formation after surgery.

🔺 This intervention also supports pulmonary function and gastrointestinal motility, enhancing overall postoperative recovery.

🔺 Ambulation is one of the most effective and safest strategies for preventing postoperative thromboembolic complications.

🟤 Instruct the client to perform leg exercises regularly while in bed.

🔺 Leg exercises such as ankle pumps and leg flexion help stimulate venous circulation even when the client cannot ambulate.

🔺 These exercises reduce blood pooling in the lower extremities, directly decreasing the risk of clot formation.

🔺 Performing exercises regularly empowers the client to participate actively in their own DVT prevention plan.

🔺 This intervention is especially important during periods of bed rest or limited mobility following surgery.