The nurse is preparing to insert an oral airway in a patient who is exhibiting signs of potential respiratory distress.The nurse knows that candidates for oral airway placement are those:
A)with oral trauma.
B)with loose teeth.
C)who are unconscious.
D)who have had recent oral surgery.

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Never insert an oral airway in a conscious patient or a patient with recent oral trauma,oral surgery,or loose teeth.Use oral airways only in unconscious patients.Oral airways may stimulate vomiting or laryngospasm if inserted in the semiconscious or conscious patient.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Insert an Oral Airway in a Patient