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.
Correct Answer:
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