Your client is unconscious. To provide oral hygiene, you should do all the following EXCEPT:
1. place the client in high-Fowler's position.
2. ensure the client is lying on the side.
3. have suction at hand.
4. use a padded tongue blade to open the mouth.
ANS: 1
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