The nurse is teaching a caregiver how to perform postural drainage at home for a patient with chronic bronchitis.What instruction should the nurse provide?
A) Plan to perform postural drainage three times a day about 1 hour after meals.
B) Don't give any pain medication within 2 hours of performing postural drainage.
C) Perform postural drainage 20 minutes after the patient uses the inhaler.
D) Encourage the patient to remain in each position for 30 minutes to adequately drain the area.
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