A client is 1 day postoperative after a coronary artery bypass graft. What nonpharmacologic comfort measures does the nurse include when caring for this client? (Select all that apply.)
a. Administer pain medication before ambulating.
b. Assist the client into a position of comfort in bed.
c. Encourage high-protein diet selections.
d. Provide complementary therapies such as music.
e. Remind the client to splint the incision when coughing.
ANS: B, D, E
Nonpharmacologic comfort measures can include positioning, complementary therapies, and splinting the chest incision. Medications are not nonpharmacologic. Food choices are not comfort measures.
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