After abdominal surgery, a patient must cough and take deep breaths. How can the nurse best achieve this with this patient?
a. Withhold analgesics until the patient per-forms this task.
b. Help the patient splint the incision with a pillow.
c. Explain that pneumonia occurs if deep breathing is not carried out every 4 hours.
d. Ambulate the patient 40 feet to increase his need for oxygen.
B
Splinting decreases pain by supporting the muscles, thereby allowing for better lung expansion.
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