Chest Physiotherapy: Postural Drainage Questions and Graded Answers,
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When a Respiratory Therapist is preparing to perform chest physiotherapy for a patient with
continuous tube feeding, what action should the nurse take prior to the treatment? - Ensure
that an order is in place to stop the feeding before therapy begins and for at least 2 hours after the
treatment ends.
When is postural drainage contraindicated? - With hemoptysis
After a session of postural drainage, what should a patient be instructed to do? - Take a
deep breath and cough while sitting.
A patient has a diagnosis of postoperative atelectasis. The RT should select areas of the lung for
drainage based on all of the following except which one? - The patient's diagnosis of
atelectasis
Chest physiotherapy (postural drainage, percussion, and vibration) has been prescribed for a 45-
year-old patient with resolving atelectasis. The RT has positioned the patient to perform chest
physiotherapy on the posterior apical segment of the left and right lobes. Five minutes into the
therapy, the nurse notices that the patient's oxygen saturation is 80% and blood pressure is 80/50
mm Hg. What should the nurse do first? - Stop therapy and return the patient to the
original resting position.
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When a Respiratory Therapist is preparing to perform chest physiotherapy for a patient with
continuous tube feeding, what action should the nurse take prior to the treatment? - Ensure
that an order is in place to stop the feeding before therapy begins and for at least 2 hours after the
treatment ends.
When is postural drainage contraindicated? - With hemoptysis
After a session of postural drainage, what should a patient be instructed to do? - Take a
deep breath and cough while sitting.
A patient has a diagnosis of postoperative atelectasis. The RT should select areas of the lung for
drainage based on all of the following except which one? - The patient's diagnosis of
atelectasis
Chest physiotherapy (postural drainage, percussion, and vibration) has been prescribed for a 45-
year-old patient with resolving atelectasis. The RT has positioned the patient to perform chest
physiotherapy on the posterior apical segment of the left and right lobes. Five minutes into the
therapy, the nurse notices that the patient's oxygen saturation is 80% and blood pressure is 80/50
mm Hg. What should the nurse do first? - Stop therapy and return the patient to the
original resting position.
