A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia is suffering from ineffective airway clearance related to secretions in the airways as evidenced by ineffective cough and adventitious breath sounds. The first intervention in a nurse's care plan should be to

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Encouraging the patient to increase fluid intake will help to thin the mucus and make it easier to cough up, improving the patient's airway clearance. Increasing supplemental oxygen, decreasing activities, and increasing carbohydrate intake do not directly address the issue of ineffective airway clearance related to secretions.

A Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pneumonia Is