Which statement indicates that the child's parents understand how to perform respiratory therapy?
a. "We do her postural drainage before the aerosol therapy."
b. "We give her respiratory treatments when she is coughing a lot."
c. "We give the aerosol followed by postural drainage before meals."
d. "She needs respiratory therapy every day when she has an infection."
ANS: C
Postural drainage for the child with CF is done following nebulization. Therapy is best scheduled before meals or at least 1 hour after eating to prevent vomiting.
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