The nurse is teaching a mother how to perform chest physical therapy and postural drainage on her 3-year-old child, who has cystic fibrosis. How should the nurse instruct the mother?
A) Cover the skin with a shirt or gown before percussing.
B) Strike the chest wall with a flat-hand position.
C) Percuss over the entire trunk anteriorly and posteriorly.
D) Percuss before positioning for postural drainage.

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For postural drainage and percussion, the child should be dressed in a light shirt to protect the skin and placed in the appropriate postural drainage positions. The chest wall is struck with a cupped-hand, not a flat-hand position. The procedure should be done over the rib cage only. Positioning precedes the percussion.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Mother How to Perform Chest