The nurse is planning a time schedule for a client's twice-daily postural drainage. Which time schedule would be best?
1. 0800 and 1100
2. 1200 and 1800
3. 0700 and 2000
4. 0900 and 2100
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Postural drainage should be scheduled to avoid hours shortly after meals because the treatment may induce vomiting and can be very tiring for the client. Since this client is getting the treatments only twice each day, the sessions should be separated as far as possible to allow for benefits across a longer time span.
Rationale 2: Since this client is getting the treatments only twice each day, the sessions should be separated as far as possible to allow for benefits across a longer time span.
Rationale 3: Postural drainage should be scheduled to avoid hours shortly after meals because the treatment may induce vomiting and can be very tiring for the client. Of the options offered, the one that takes into consideration the meal schedule and is most widely distributed is 0700 and 2000.
Rationale 4: Postural drainage should be scheduled to avoid hours shortly after meals because the treatment may induce vomiting and can be very tiring for the client. Since this client is getting the treatments only twice each day, the sessions should be separated as far as possible to allow for benefits across a longer time span. Of the options offered, the one that takes into consideration the meal schedule and is most widely distributed is 0700 and 2000.
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