While planning a patient's care, the nurse identifies nursing actions to minimize the patient's pleuritic pain. Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Avoid actions that will cause the patient to breathe deeply.
B) Ambulate the patient at least three times daily.
C) Arrange for a soft-textured diet and increased fluid intake.
D) Encourage the patient to speak as little as possible
Ans: A
Feedback:
The key characteristic of pleuritic pain is its relationship to respiratory movement. Taking a deep breath, coughing, or sneezing worsens the pain. A soft diet is not necessarily indicated and there is no need for the patient to avoid speaking. Ambulation has multiple benefits, but pain management is not among them.
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