A nurse is assisting a postoperative patient with deep-breathing exercises. Which of the following is an accurate step for this procedure?
A) Place the patient in prone position, with the neck and shoulders supported.
B) Ask the patient to place the hands over the stomach, so he or she can feel the chest rise as the lungs expand.
C) Ask the patient to exhale rapidly and completely and inhale through the nose rapidly and completely.
D) Ask the patient to hold his or her breath for 3 to 5 seconds and mentally count "one, one thousand, two, one thousand" and so forth.
D
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