for the week of 05.26.09
An older adult client with tuberculosis has difficulty coughing up secretions for a sputum specimen. Which nursing action is appropriate?
1. "Spray the oropharynx with saline"
2. "Ask the client to drink a warm liquid"
3. "Force fluids for the next eight hours"
4. "Raise the head of the bed to at least 45 degrees"
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The correct answer is number: 4
Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K.H.
Brunner-Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing (11th ed.).(2008).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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