The nurse is caring for an asthmatic patient with a nursing diagnosis of "Impaired gas exchange related to air trapping." The intervention that would be appropriate to add to the nursing care plan is to:
1. provide postural drainage.
2. administer oxygen at 8 L/minute.
3. position flat in bed with small pillow.
4. increase fluid intake.
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Increasing fluid intake thins mucus in the lungs, making it easier to cough up, which helps clear the bronchioles and decrease ventilation-perfusion mismatch. Increasing O2 is not helpful if there is no air path to the alveoli. Increasing O2 to 8 L is excessive.
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