The nurse is performing nasotracheal suctioning on a patient.The nurse should discontinue the suctioning if which of the following occurs?

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If the patient's pulse drops by more than 20 beats per minute,suctioning should be discontinued.The patient should cough,and this is expected.If the patient's pulse increases by more than 40 beats per minute or pulse oximetry falls below 90% or 5% from baseline,suctioning should be discontinued.

The Nurse Is Performing Nasotracheal Suctioning on a Patient