A nurse at a health care facility uses a tonsil-tip (Yankeur) catheter to remove the secretions from the mouth of a client with chest congestion. Which of the following suctioning techniques is the nurse using in this case?
A) Nasopharyngeal suctioning
B) Nasotracheal suctioning
C) Oropharyngeal suctioning
D) Oral suctioning
D
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The nurse uses oral suctioning to remove liquid secretions from the mouth of a client with chest congestion. Nurses perform oral suctioning, removal of secretions from the mouth, with a suctioning device called a Yankeur-tip or tonsil-tip catheter. Nasopharyngeal suctioning is the removal of secretions from the throat through a nasally inserted catheter. Nasotracheal suctioning is the removal of secretions from the upper portion of the lower airway through a nasally inserted catheter. Oropharyngeal suctioning is the removal of secretions from the throat through an orally inserted catheter.
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