Patient Education
Patient Education ( 14 Questions)
Which nursing intervention is most important for preventing respiratory complications such as pneumonia and atelectasis in a postoperative client?
controlling anxiety and agitation may not directly prevent respiratory complications, although it may help patients breathe more comfortably.
adequate nutrition and fluids are important for general health and recovery, but they do not specifically prevent respiratory complications.
adequate pain control may help patients breathe more deeply and cough more effectively, but it is not enough to prevent respiratory complications by itself.
Use of incentive spirometry. Incentive spirometry is a device that helps patients take slow, deep breaths to expand their lungs and prevent respiratory complications such as pneumonia and atelectasis. Incentive spirometry also helps clear mucus and fluids from the lungs and improves ventilation.
early ambulation may improve blood circulation and reduce the risk of thromboembolism, but it does not directly prevent respiratory complications.
The correct answer is choice D) Use of incentive spirometry. Incentive spirometry is a device that helps patients take slow, deep breaths to expand their lungs and prevent respiratory complications such as pneumonia and atelectasis. Incentive spirometry also helps clear mucus and fluids from the lungs and improves ventilation.
Choice A is wrong because controlling anxiety and agitation may not directly prevent respiratory complications, although it may help patients breathe more comfortably.
Choice B is wrong because adequate nutrition and fluids are important for general health and recovery, but they do not specifically prevent respiratory complications.
Choice C is wrong because adequate pain control may help patients breathe more deeply and cough more effectively, but it is not enough to prevent respiratory complications by itself.
Choice E is wrong because early ambulation may improve blood circulation and reduce the risk of thromboembolism, but it does not directly prevent respiratory complications.
