The nurse schedules the postural drainage treatments to be done before breakfast because:
a. fluids that have accumulated overnight can be expelled.
b. bronchial openings are still more fully open after a night's rest.
c. appetite will be stimulated for a meal after fluid is expelled.
d. the empty stomach reduces gagging.
A
Morning postural drainage can expel the fluids collected overnight. After a postural drainage, the patient is tired and may not want to eat at all. The empty stomach prevents excessive vomiting but not gagging.
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