The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for a patient who has difficulty maintaining a patent airway due to hemorrhage in the oral cavity would be:
A) Ineffective airway clearance
B) Impaired swallowing
C) Risk for trauma
D) Ineffective individual coping
Ans: A
Feedback: Ineffective airway clearance describes difficulty with maintaining a patent airway.
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