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WWatsford · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse is caring for a patient who has difficulty maintaining a patent airway due to hemorrhage in the oral cavity. What would be the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?

A) Ineffective Airway Clearance
B) Impaired Swallowing
C) Risk for Trauma
D) Risk for Contamination

Question 2

A patient is experiencing respiratory insufficiency and cannot maintain spontaneous respirations. The nurse suspects that the health care provider will implement which of the following interventions?

A) Administration of bronchodilators
B) Jaw thrust maneuver
C) Endotracheal intubation
D) Cricothyroidotomy