Prior to starting intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) on a new patient, what should the practitioner explain?
1. Why the physician ordered the treatment.
2. What the IPPB treatment will do.
3. How the IPPB treatment will feel.
4. What the expected results are.
a. 1, 2, 3, and 4
b. 2 and 4
c. 2, 3, and 4
d. 1, 3, and 4
ANS: A
(1) Why the physician ordered the treatment, (2) what the treatment does, (3) how it will feel, and (4) what are the expected results should be explained to the patient.
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