A patient waiting in the presurgical holding area asks the nurse, "Why exactly do they have to put a breathing tube into me? My surgery is on my knee." What is the best rationale for intubation during a surgical procedure that the nurse should describe?
A) The tube provides an airway for ventilation.
B) The tube protects the patient's esophagus from trauma.
C) The patient may receive an antiemetic through the tube.
D) The patient's vital signs can be monitored with the tube.
Ans: A
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The anesthetic is administered and the patient's airway is maintained through an intranasal intubation, oral intubation, or a laryngeal mask airway. The tube also helps protect aspiration of stomach contents. The tube does not protect the esophagus. Because the tube goes into the lungs, no medications are given through the tube. The patient's vital signs are not monitored through the tube.
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