A patient has been uncooperative with pulmonary hygiene following thoracic surgery because "it hurts more than I can bear." Which intervention should the nurse employ?
1. Instruct the patient to cough 3 to 4 times with each exhalation.
2. Assist the patient to a sitting position to lean over the bedside table while coughing.
3. Provide the patient with a pillow to splint the incision while coughing.
4. Guide the patient to cough with the glottis open.
Answer: 4
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