An adolescent is scheduled for a below-knee (BK) amputation following a motorcycle accident. The nurse knows preoperative teaching for this client should include which information?

1. Explain that the client will walk with a prosthesis soon after surgery.
2. Encourage the client to share feelings and fears about the surgery.
3. Take the informed consent form to the client and ask the client to sign it.
4. Evaluate how the client plans to complete schoolwork during hospitalization.