The nurse is testing the patency of a client's nostrils. The MOST appropriate steps to take would be:
a. Ask the client to sniff while closing off each nostril in turn.
b. Inspect the inner membranes and septum with a nasal scope.
c. Instill normal saline drops into each naris, and observe the oropharynx for drainage.
d. Pass an oxygen tube into both sides of the nasopharynx.
A
The patency of the nostrils can be tested by asking the client to sniff inward while closing off each nostril.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).