A 51-year-old female client who is 2 days postoperative in a surgical unit of a hospital is at risk of developing atelectasis as a result of being largely immobile. Which of the following teaching points by her nurse is most appropriate?
A)
"Being in bed increases the risk of fluid accumulating between your lungs and their lining, so it's important for you to change positions often."
B)
"You should breathe deeply and cough to help your lungs expand as much as possible while you're in bed."
C)
"Make sure that you stay hydrated and walk as soon as possible to avoid us having to insert a chest tube."
D)
"I'll proscribe bronchodilator medications that will help open up your airways and allow more oxygen in."
Ans:
B
Feedback:
Atelectasis is characterized by incomplete lung expansion and can often be prevented by deep breathing and coughing. Pleural effusion, not atelectasis, is associated with fluid accumulation between the lungs and their lining, and neither chest tube insertion nor bronchodilators are common treatments for atelectasis.
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