The nurse is preparing to teach an older patient scheduled for surgery on performing diaphragmatic breathing. Place the steps of this breathing technique in the order in which the nurse should teach the patient
Choice 1. Sit up straight in bed.
Choice 2. Place your hands lightly on your abdomen.
Choice 3. Breathe in deeply through your nose.
Choice 4. Hold your breath for five seconds.
Choice 5. Completely exhale through pursed lips.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4,5
The patient should be placed in high or semi-Fowler's position, asked to place hands lightly on the abdomen, asked to take a deep breath in through the nose, asked to hold the breath to the count of five, asked to exhale completed through pursed lips, then encouraged to repeat the exercise five times consecutively.
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