A nurse has performed tracheal suctioning on a patient who experienced increasing dyspnea prior to a procedure. When applying the nursing process, how can the nurse best evaluate the outcomes of this intervention?
A) Determine whether the patient can now perform forced expiratory technique (FET).
B) Percuss the patient's lungs and thorax.
C) Measure the patient's oxygen saturation.
D) Have the patient perform incentive spirometry.
Ans: C
Feedback:
The patient's response to suctioning is usually determined by performing chest auscultation and by measuring the patient's oxygen saturation. FET, incentive spirometry, and percussion are not normally used as evaluative techniques.
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