A Postoperative Client Who Is Receiving Continuous Enteral Feedings Via

A postoperative client who is receiving continuous enteral feedings via a nasoenteric tube becomes dyspneic with a productive cough, and the nurse auscultates crackles and diminished breath sounds in lung bases.  Which action is appropriate at this time?

A) Administer an inhaled bronchodilator
B) Check marked insertion depth of the tube
C) Request a prescription for a diuretic
D) Start the client on incentive spirometry

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