A nurse is performing an admission assessment of a client who has multiple health problems, including a history of respiratory disease. The nurse is aware of the priority of airway management in this client. How is airway management best defined?
A) The prevention and treatment of infections in the upper and lower airway
B) The systematic application of nursing interventions that address the neck and thorax
C) The maintenance of natural or artificial airways for compromised clients
D) The assessment of gas exchange and the mobilization of secretions
C
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Airway management is the application of essential nursing skills that maintain natural or artificial airways for compromised clients. This may involve the treatment of infections or assistance with the mobilization of secretions, but these are not definitive of airway management. Interventions involving a client's neck or thorax are not always aimed at issues involving the airway.
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