The nurse is preparing to examine a patient who has chronic lung disease.She realizes that the patient most likely will need to be in which position for the examination?
A)Sitting upright
B)Supine
C)Side-lying
D)Prone

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Position the patient sitting upright.This promotes full lung expansion during examination.Patients with chronic respiratory disease will likely need to sit up throughout the examination because of shortness of breath.Only if the patient is unable to tolerate sitting would a supine position or a side-lying position be used.

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