The nurse is teaching the client with asthma about a method of breathing that helps the client reduce the respiratory rate and keeps the airways open during exhalation. What should the nurse include when teaching this breathing technique to the client?
1. Take three deep breaths and then cough.
2. Inhale deeply while leaning forward.
3. Inhale through the nose and exhale through pursed lips.
4. Inhale by sniffing.
Answer: 3
1. Taking deep breaths and coughing are used postoperatively to decrease the risk for pneumonia.
2. Inhaling while leaning forward is the huff cough technique.
3. The client with asthma experiences collapse of the alveoli during expiration. Pursed-lip breathing is taught to keep the airways open during expiration.
4. Inhaling by sniffing is the controlled coughing technique.
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