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the nurse is conducting a preoperative assessment on a client scheduled for gallbladder surgery. the client reports a frequent cough producing green sputum for 3 days and denies fever. upon auscultation, the nurse notes rhonchi throughout the right lung, with an occasional expiratory wheeze. respiratory rate is 20, temperature is 99.8 (taken orally), heart rate is 87, and blood pressure is 124/70. what is the best action by the nurse?