Which is an example of a nursing intervention to promote comfort in oxygenation/perfusion?

• A. Positioning to promote comfort
• B. Administering antibiotics
• C. Increase fluids to overload
• D. Suppress coughing

Answer: (A)

Positioning to promote comfort during oxygenation and perfusion focuses on improving ventilation and blood flow to the lungs. Placing a patient in an upright or semi-Fowler position allows the chest to expand more fully, reduces the work of breathing, and helps gravity direct perfusion to better-ventilated areas, which together ease dyspnea and enhance gas exchange. In practice, adjust the bed to the comfortable, upright position and support the patient so they can take deep breaths and, when appropriate, cough to help clear secretions. Antibiotics treat infection and don’t provide immediate relief of breathlessness. Increasing fluids to overload can worsen edema and interfere with gas exchange. Suppressing coughing can trap secretions and hinder airway clearance, which does not promote oxygenation or perfusion.