The nurse suctions the patient's endotracheal tube, and the patient becomes hypoxic.Which is the priority nursing intervention to increase patient oxygenation?
A) Assess breath sounds.
B) Discontinue suctioning.
C) Instruct the patient to cough.
D) Ventilate the patient manually.
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Q2: The nurse prepares to perform oropharyngeal suctioning
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Q4: While the nurse prepares to suction the
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