A nurse is assisting a client with a partial airway obstruction. What resuscitation efforts should the nurse perform to provide relief to a client with a partial airway obstruction of the throat?
A) Perform the Heimlich maneuver.
B) Encourage and provide physical support to the client.
C) Sweep the finger in the throat and remove the obstruction.
D) Activate emergency medical system immediately.
B
Feedback:
Other than encouraging and supporting the client, a partial obstruction requires no additional resuscitation efforts. The Heimlich maneuver is performed on clients with complete, not partial, obstructions. It involves the use of subdiaphragmatic thrusts or chest thrusts. Nurses avoid sweeping the finger inside a client's throat to remove an obstruction unless the obstruction is clearly visible. Activating the emergency medical system is appropriate if the client's independent efforts to relieve a partial obstruction are unsuccessful.
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