The nurse is instructing a client with obstructive pulmonary disease in pursed-lip breathing. This type of breathing will provide which of the following for the client?
1. It encourages the client to take slow, deep breaths instead of rapid, shallow breaths.
2. It delivers a volume of air under pressure.
3. It prevents collapse of the smaller airways.
4. It encourages deep breathing.
ANS: 3
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