The nurse is caring for a neonate with respiratory distress syndrome. The infant has an endotracheal tube. Nursing considerations related to suctioning should include which of the following?
A) Suctioning should not be carried out routinely.
B) Infant should be in Trendelenburg position for suctioning.
C) Routine suctioning, usually every 15 minutes, is necessary.
D) Frequent suctioning is necessary to maintain patency of bronchi.
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