A Patient with Chronic Bronchitis Is Not Responding Well to the Chest

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient with chronic bronchitis is not responding well to the chest physiotherapy (CPT) and asks the nurse what might be done to help bring up more secretions.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) "Your healthcare provider will probably increase the number of treatments but make them a little shorter."
• B) "Your healthcare provider may try a nebulizer treatment 20 minutes before CPT to begin loosening the secretions."
• C) "You'll probably need to do more coughing exercises; I'll help you with them."
• D) "Your healthcare provider will probably order a sputum specimen to see what the problem is."

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