The patient has COPD. To teach him pursed-lip breathing, the nurse should instruct him to inhale slowly through his
A) mouth, then exhale quickly through pursed lips.
B) nose, then exhale more slowly through pursed lips.
C) mouth, then make his exhalation last three times as long as his inhalation.
D) nose, making his inhalation last three times as long as his exhalation.
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