A nurse should use which measure initially to reduce dyspnea in a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

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Dyspnea occurs in many chronic and end-stage diseases and the nurse can assist the patient with shortness of breath by raising the head of the bed to a comfortable position.Bronchodilators may be used as an aid,but positioning is noninvasive and is a first-line intervention.Incentive spirometry,coughing,and deep breathing would prevent atelectasis but would not treat the symptom of dyspnea resulting from the end-stage disease process.

A Nurse Should Use Which Measure Initially to Reduce Dyspnea