A client in the emergency department has several broken ribs. What care measure will best promote comfort?
a. Allowing the client to choose the position in bed
b. Humidifying the supplemental oxygen
c. Offering frequent, small drinks of water
d. Providing warmed blankets
ANS: A
Allow the client with respiratory problems to assume a position of comfort if it does not interfere with care. Often the client will choose a more upright position, which also improves oxygenation. The other options are less effective comfort measures.
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