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A postoperative patient says it hurts too much to deep breathe and cough every 2 hours and refuses to carry out the activity. The best initial action by the nurse is to
a.   explain how coughing and deep breathing will decrease the risk of complications.
b.   respect the patient’s wishes and assist the patient to turn side-to-side more frequently.
c.   enlist the help of the health care provider in reinforcing the need to cough and deep breathe.
d.   document the patient’s refusal to cough and deep breathe in the patient’s chart.
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Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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