A patient has retained secretions in the right and left lower lobe superior bronchi.A nurse is demonstrating to family members how to perform percussion and vibration.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
A)Positioning the patient in a chair leaning forward on a table
B)Asking the patient to lie flat on the stomach with a pillow under the stomach
C)Assisting the patient to the right side with the arm overhead and the feet elevated
D)Asking the patient to lie on the left side with the head elevated

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Have the patient lie flat on the stomach with a pillow under the stomach.Percuss and vibrate below the scapula on either side of the spine.Sitting up and leaning forward is the position for drainage of the left and right upper lobe posterior apical branch.Having the patient lying on the right side in Trendelenburg's position with the arm overhead facilitates drainage of the left upper lobe lingular bronchi.On the left side with the head elevated is not a correct position for any drainage procedure.

A Patient Has Retained Secretions in the Right and Left