When a client's airway becomes completely obstructed, which sign will the nurse see first?
1. A sudden inability to follow directions
2. Cyanosis changing to pallor
3. Pallor changing to cyanosis
4. A decrease in urine output
A sudden inability to follow directions
Rationale: When the client loses the airway, he or she will have a change in the level of consciousness that the nurse will first see as an altered mental status. This change precedes any color changes and a decrease in urine output.
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