A critical care nurse is caring for a client with an endotracheal tube who is on a ventilator. The nurse knows that meticulous airway management of this patient is necessary. What is the main rationale for this?
A) Maintaining a patent airway
B) Preventing the need for suctioning
C) Maintaining the sterility of the patients airway
D) Increasing the patients lung compliance
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