The tubing of the large-volume nebulizer for the client receiving humidified oxygen therapy is filled with water. What is your best action?
A. Disconnect the tubing and drain the water from the tubing into a waste container.
B. Turn off the nebulizer, empty the water from the nebulizer reservoir, and replace it with sterile saline.
C. No action is needed because the water in the tubing is providing humidification to the oxygen delivered to the client.
D. Move the tubing, placing it above the level of the nebulizer reservoir, so that wa-ter from the tubing flows into the nebulizer.
A
Condensation fluid in the tubing disrupts oxygen flow to the client and must be removed. To prevent bacterial or fungal contamination, this condensation fluid/water is emptied into a waste container and is never emptied back into the reservoir.
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