How should the nurse position the patient who is to have endotracheal suctioning?
a. supine c. high Fowler's
b. Sims' d. side-lying
C
The patient who is to have endotracheal suctioning should be in a high sitting position as seen with high Fowler's. The patient should not be lying flat or supine, in a side-lying position, or in the Sims' position.
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