A Home Health Nurse Encourages the Family of a Patient

A home health nurse encourages the family of a patient with an SCI to use the assisted cough technique.What does this technique require the caregiver to do?

A) Assist the patient to inhale a bronchodilator spray and then cough.
B) Forcefully press on patient's back below the rib cage while the patient is in the prone position.
C) Assist the patient to lean forward, breathe deep, and then cough.
D) Apply pressure to diaphragm as the patient coughs.
E) Slap the patient on upper back while the patient is in the prone position.