The patient has sustained a spinal cord injury at the level of C8. The nurse plans care to include teaching about the use of which adaptive device?

During a routine checkup, the patient reports undergoing a scleral buckling procedure since the last visit. Which follow-up question does the nurse ask regarding this event?

The nurse is assigned to care for a patient with a history of thromboembolism but in whom conventional anticoagulant therapy is contraindicated due a recent spinal injury. The nurse adds which preventative measure to the patient’s plan of care to prevent thromboembolism?