Multiple Choice
A patient is recovering from a bronchoscopy. What care should the nurse provide to this patient?
A) Instruct the patient to avoid eating and drinking until the gag reflex returns.
B) Report dark blood-tinged respiratory secretions to the physician.
C) Notify the physician with any breathing difficulty.
D) Administer pain medications immediately following the procedure.
E) Instruct the patient on use of incentive spirometry to use following the procedure.
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