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The Nurse Is Providing Care for the Patient Requiring Mechanical

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The nurse is providing care for the patient requiring mechanical ventilation.Which action by the nurse would be inappropriate when providing care to this patient?


A) Confirming airway placement by auscultating the lungs and checking the length marking of the tube at the lip
B) Assuring that tube cuff inflation is no greater than 15 cm H2O,and that there is no audible air leak
C) Assuring ventilator tubing is secured and does not pull on the patient's airway
D) Verifying correct ventilator settings

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