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The nurse is caring for a postoperative client and gathers the following data: temperature 36.2°C, pulse 104, respirations 8, oxygen saturation 92%, pain level of 2, dressing is clean and dry, breath sounds reveal fine rales in the bases bilaterally. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
1. Ask the client to deep-breathe and cough.
2. Administer narcotic analgesic for pain.
3. Notify the doctor of the client's need for increased fluids.
4. Administer oxygen.
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