A Patient with a Decreased Level of Consciousness Is in a Recumbent

A patient with a decreased level of consciousness is in a recumbent position. How should the nurse best assess the lung fields for a patient in this position?

A) Inform that physician that the patient is in a recumbent position and anticipate an order for a portable chest $\mathrm{x}$ -ray.
B) Turn the patient to enable assessment of all the patients lung fields.
C) Avoid turning the patient, and assess the accessible breath sounds from the anterior chest wall.
D) Obtain a pulse oximetry reading, and, if the reading is low, reposition the patient and auscultate breath sounds.