To help relieve the discomfort of a client with pericarditis who is experiencing pain, the nurse would position the client
a. flat in bed.
b. in semi-Fowler's position.
c. prone.
d. sitting upright.
D
The most characteristic subjective clinical manifestation of pericarditis is chest pain. Sitting up often relieves the pain.
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