A Patient Who Had a C7 Spinal Cord Injury 1

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient who had a C7 spinal cord injury 1 week ago has a weak cough effort and crackles. The initial intervention by the nurse should be to

• A)suction the patient's nasopharynx.
• B)notify the patient's health care provider.
• C)push upward on the epigastric area as the patient coughs.
• D)encourage incentive spirometry every 2 hours during the day.

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