A patient with a tracheostomy tube has thick,tenacious mucus that is difficult to remove.The nurse should choose which technique to suction the airway?
A) Normal saline instillation (NSI) before suctioning
B) Dry suctioning one time followed by NSI with suctioning two more times
C) Dry suctioning as long as the heart rate is greater than 60 beats per minute
D) Dry suctioning
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