The nurse is educating a patient who requires daily postural drainage treatments. Which statement indicates that the patient understands when and why treatments will be scheduled?
a. "I will have treatments first thing in the morning to get rid of fluids that have built up over night."
b. "I will have my treatments after an hour after breakfast to make sure that I am fully alert."
c. "I will have treatments after lunch to pre-vent an unsafe drop in my blood sugar."
d. "I will have treatments right before bed to ensure that I breathe more easily at night."
A
If the patient is to have postural drainage only once a day, drainage should be done in the morn-ing to remove secretions that have accumulated during the night. Because there is likely to be some gagging during coughing episodes that take place during postural drainage, it is best to carry out the procedure before meals, when the stomach is relatively empty and vomiting is less likely.
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