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A Nurse Cares for a Client Who Had a Chest

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A nurse cares for a client who had a chest tube placed 6 hours ago and refuses to take deep breaths because of the pain.Which action should the nurse take?


A) Ambulate the client in the hallway to promote deep breathing.
B) Auscultate the client's anterior and posterior lung fields.
C) Encourage the client to take shallow breaths to help with the pain.
D) Administer pain medication and encourage the client to take deep breaths.

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