The Nurse Best Maximizes an Older Adult's Potential to Avoid

The nurse best maximizes an older adult's potential to avoid developing a postsurgical respiratory infection by:

A) walking the client to the bathroom instead of using the bedside commode.
B) encouraging compliance with prescribed antibiotic therapy.
C) evaluating the client's ability to effectively cough and deep breathe.
D) offering fluids every hour while the client is awake.