A nurse is assessing a patient with COPD who is experiencing dyspnea. What action will the nurse take first?
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A nurse is maintaining airway patency in an unconscious patient by providing frequent nasopharyngeal suction. When would the nurse anticipate inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (nasal trumpet)?
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A nurse in the PACU is performing oral suctioning for a patient with an oropharyngeal airway, when the patient begins to vomit. What is the nurse's priority nursing action at this time?
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A nurse plans to suction a patient's endotracheal tube using the open suction technique. Which intervention is appropriate for this technique?
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A nurse is caring for a patient admitted for an acute asthma exacerbation. The patient reports extreme dyspnea, stating, 'Turn up the oxygen, I'm not getting enough air.' Which actions would the nurse take first?
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