While providing care for a patient with asthma,the nurse notes the patient's shoulders are rising with each breath.What should the nurse realize this action represents?

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Use of the sternocleidomastoid (accessory)muscles causes the shoulders to rise during labored inspiration.C.Fatigued muscles would contract less,not more,making the shoulders rise.A.Hyperinflation can occur with respiratory disease but does not cause shoulders to rise.D.Breathing exercises include diaphragmatic and pursed-lip breathing,not raising the shoulders.

While Providing Care for a Patient with Asthma,the Nurse Notes