The physician is preparing to remove the client’s chest tube. Just before removing the chest tube, the physician tells the client to take a deep breath and hold it. The intervention is primarily done...

The physician is preparing to remove the client’s chest tube. Just before removing the chest tube, the physician tells the client to take a deep breath and hold it. The intervention is primarily done to:

 a. distract the client during the chest tube removal.

b. minimize the negative pressure within the pleural space.

 c. decrease the degree of discomfort to the client.

 d. increase the intrathoracic pressure temporarily during removal.

Rationale: