The most effective nursing intervention to prevent atelectasis from development in a postoperative client who had a laporotomy is which of these actions?
1. Maintain adequate hydration
2. assist the client to slowly deep breathe, and cough
3. Ambulate client within 12 hours postop
4. Splint the incision with movement
1 comment:
The correct answer is number: 2
Lewis, S.L., Heitkemper, M.M
(2007).Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment & management of clinical problems (5th ed.).
St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
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