Which nursing intervention is best individualized to meet the needs of a specific client?
1) Suction the client every 2 hours per unit policy.
2) Use incentive spirometry every hour while awake per postoperative protocols.
3) Institute swallowing precautions.
4) Move client out of bed to the chair daily; client prefers to be out of bed for dinner.
ANS: 4
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