Multiple Choice
Percussion and vibration is ordered on a patient with retained pulmonary secretions.Which action by the student nurse should the nursing instructor question?
A) Performs percussion for 3 to 5 minutes in each position as tolerated.
B) Uses the wrist and elbow to create movement when performing percussion.
C) While the patient inhales,gently pushes down and vibrates the chest wall with the flat part of the hand.
D) Repeats the vibration 3 times and then instructs the patient to take a deep breath and cough while exhaling.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q10: The nurse is teaching the family of
Q11: The health care provider orders percussion on
Q12: The _ provides positive expiratory pressure (PEP)with
Q13: To move secretions from small distal airways
Q14: The nurse positions the patient flat on
Q15: The nurse receives orders for an Acapella
Q17: The nurse is teaching a patient how
Q18: The nurse receives orders on several patients
Q19: A patient has received instructions on the
Q20: The nurse is teaching family members how