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A Client Had a Respiratory Arrest and Required Endotracheal Intubation

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A client had a respiratory arrest and required endotracheal intubation. Which auscultory findings would indicate correct placement of the tube?


A) Auscultate bilateral breath sounds and observe the chest wall rising and falling.
B) Auscultate stomach gurgling when ventilating the client and observe no rise or fall of the chest wall.
C) Auscultate breath sounds only on the right and observe rise and fall of the chest wall on the right.
D) Auscultate stomach gurgling when ventilating the client and observe chest rise only on the left side of the chest.

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