An 86-year-old client with diabetes and gastroparesis has had repeated hospitalizations for aspiration pneumonia following a stroke and is now hospitalized with altered level of consciousness. Which nursing action is most appropriate to decrease the client's risk for developing aspiration pneumonia?
a. Assessing client's breath sounds every 2 hours
b. Placing client in the side lying position in bed
c. Titrating client's oxygen to maintain saturation ?93%
d. Turning and repositioning the client every 2 hours
Ans: b. Placing client in the side lying position in bed
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