The nurse is caring for a client who is intubated with an endotracheal tube and on a mechanical ventilator.The client is able to make sounds.What is the nurse's first action?

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If the client has the cuff on the endotracheal tube inflated,the cuff should prevent air from going around the cuff and through the vocal cords.If the client can talk with the cuff inflated,the cuff probably has a leak,causing it to become deflated and allowing air to pass through.The risk is that the client will not receive the prescribed tidal volume.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Is Intubated