An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement when obtaining throat cultures is to:

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Plan to do the culture before mealtime or at least 1 hour after eating.Procedure often induces gagging; timing will decrease patient's chances of vomiting.Ask patient to sit erect in bed or on chair facing nurse.Gently but quickly swab tonsillar area side to side,making contact with inflamed or purulent sites.Depress anterior third of tongue only; placement of tongue blade along back of tongue is more likely to initiate gag reflex.

An Appropriate Technique for the Nurse to Implement When Obtaining