The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the client related to care of the portable wound bulb suction device. Select the 2 instructions that should be included in the teaching.

Measuring and recording drainage allows the client and provider to monitor healing and determine when the drain can be removed (typically when output is less than 30 mL/24 hr). Showering is generally permitted 2–3 days after surgery when the incision begins to seal. The drain should be emptied when it is half full or at least twice daily — not just once daily. The device must hang below the wound (not above) to maintain suction by gravity. Dressing changes around the tube site should be performed by the nurse or per provider instructions, not independently by the client.