In Anticipation of a Patients Scheduled Surgery, the Nurse Is

In anticipation of a patients scheduled surgery, the nurse is teaching her to perform deep breathing and coughing to use postoperatively. What action should the nurse teach the patient?

A) The patient should take three deep breaths and cough hard three times, at least every 15 minutes for the immediately postoperative period.
B) The patient should take three deep breaths and exhale forcefully and then take a quick short breath and cough from deep in the lungs.
C) The patient should take a deep breath in through the mouth and exhale through the mouth, take a short breath, and cough from deep in the lungs.
D) The patient should rapidly inhale, hold for 30 seconds or as long as possible, and exhale slowly.