NCLEX PN Practice Questions Practice Question

Which statement by the client with chronic obstructive lung disease indicates an understanding of the major reason for the use of occasional pursed-lip breathing

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have difficulty exhaling fully as a result of weak alveolar walls. Alveolar collapse can be avoided with the use of pursed-lip breathing.

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