Aubrey Scheel,a 37-Year-Old Physically Active Male,is Getting Dressed to Return

Aubrey Scheel,a 37-year-old physically active male,is getting dressed to return home from the emergency department (ED) after he experienced a large,tender bulge in his scrotum while straining at the toilet.The emergency physician reduced Aubrey's indirect inguinal hernia and referred him to a general surgery practice for elective herniorrhaphy.The ED nurse prepared Aubrey for his discharge.An appropriate nursing intervention by the ED nurse would be to:

A) explain the signs and symptoms of an incarcerated hernia and appropriate action.
B) demonstrate how to reduce the hernia until he can see the surgeon.
C) advise him on the best surgeon for this hernia and give contact information.
D) include all of the information listed above in his discharge instructions.

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