The nurse is caring for an older patient with right-sided paralysis who is confined to a wheelchair. Which health promotion intervention should the nurse include in this patient's care plan?
A) Monitor intake and output
B) Measure vital signs every 8 hours
C) Perform range-of-motion exercises to the right arm
D) Encourage deep-breathing exercises three times per day
D
Feedback:
The nurse needs to identify interventions to promote respiratory activity with this patient. Encouraging deep-breathing exercises three times a day would promote this patient's respiratory health. Range-of-motion exercises will not promote this patient's respiratory health. Monitoring intake and output and measuring vital signs will not promote this patient's respiratory health.
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