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colleen colleen
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11 years ago
A patient sustained facial and chest injuries from a motor vehicle accident. The nurse auscultates rhonchi in the upper airways. Which of the following would be a priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?
1. Ineffective Airway Clearance
2. Risk for Aspiration
3. Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane
4. Risk for Injury
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11 years ago
1 -- The patient has facial fractures with subsequent edema that will compromise his airway. The airway must be maintained by helping the patient clear secretions from the oropharynx.
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colleen Author
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11 years ago
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