In the given case, the appropriate action of the nurse would be to assess patients for unusual breath sounds.
In the given case, while auscultating the anterior chest of a client, the nurse hears gurgles sound, and this kind of sound can signify the condition known as rhonchi. Rhonchi refers to spontaneous rattling, low pitched sounds of lungs, which is usually identical to snoring.
Secretions or obstruction in larger airways are the common reasons of rhonchi. They can be heard in patients with COPD, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, or chronic bronchitis.
