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kaid0807 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is assisting a client with a partial airway obstruction. What resuscitation efforts should the nurse perform to provide relief to a client with a partial airway obstruction of the throat?

A) Perform the Heimlich maneuver.
B) Encourage and provide physical support to the client.
C) Sweep the finger in the throat and remove the obstruction.
D) Activate emergency medical system immediately.

Question 2

A nurse is repositioning a client who cannot do this without assistance and observes an area of redness on the right hip. The redness is not resolved within 30 minutes of the position change. Which of these actions should the nurse take next?

a. Document the reddened area in the client's chart.
b. Call the supervisor.
c. Call the health care provider.
d. Plan to reposition the client more frequently.

maya.nigrin17@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Other than encouraging and supporting the client, a partial obstruction requires no additional resuscitation efforts. The Heimlich maneuver is performed on clients with complete, not partial, obstructions. It involves the use of subdiaphragmatic thrusts or chest thrusts. Nurses avoid sweeping the finger inside a client's throat to remove an obstruction unless the obstruction is clearly visible. Activating the emergency medical system is appropriate if the client's independent efforts to relieve a partial obstruction are unsuccessful.

Answer to Question 2

A
Areas of redness that do not resolve within 30 minutes after pressure relief should be documented. A plan to reposition the client more frequently may need to be instituted.