The Most Appropriate Intervention by the Nurse to Decrease the Pain

question 38

Multiple Choice

The most appropriate intervention by the nurse to decrease the pain of an abdominal incision while coughing would be to:

• A) Support the surgical site with a pillow
• B) Position patient in a side-lying position
• C) Medicate with prescribed narcotic before coughing
• D) Ask the patient to cross arms over the chest to increase force of cough

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