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A student nurse has been assigned to a 67-year-old patient who is undergoing thoracic surgery to remove a tumor. As part of the preoperative teaching, the student nurse discusses the importance of coughing.
 
  Which of the following statements is true regarding why postoperative coughing is important? (Select all that apply.) a. Coughing assists in removing retained mucus in the airways.
  b. It won't hurt to cough with adequate pain control.
  c. You can splint your incision when coughing to minimize pain.
  d. Deep breathing and coughing will remove anesthesia gases from your lungs.
  e. Deep breathing involves fast, shallow, breaths and then one big breath.
  f. Coughing is not encouraged because of the potential or dehiscence at the surgical site.
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