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ENagel · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse coaches a postoperative client to utilize a breathing device that prevents the complication of atelectasis. This device would be a(n):

1. IPPB.
2. blow bottles.
3. incentive spirometer.
4. postural drainage.

Question 2

Which of the following should the nurse tell a client when instructing on ways to reduce the risk factors for hypertension? (Select all that apply.)

1. Smoking
2. Diet
3. Exercise
4. Family history
5. Race
6. Stress

djpooyouma · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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An incentive spirometer assists the patient with deep breathing exercises that can help prevent atelectasis. A client would not use an intermittent positive pressure breathing device without the presence of a nurse and/or respiratory therapist. Blow bottles are not a medical device used to prevent atelectasis. Postural drainage is a technique used to drain secretions from the lung lobes.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3, 6
Modifiable risk factors can be changed or modified to help control hypertension. Smoking, diet, stress, and exercise can be changed to affect blood pressure. Persons with more risk factors have a greater chance of having hypertension during their lives. Family history and race cannot be modified.