When planning care for a patient with a partial airway obstruction, which nursing intervention has the greatest priority?
1. Keeping the patient calm and relaxed
2. Providing pain medication around the clock
3. Ensuring the resuscitation team is on standby
4. Ensuring advanced airway equipment is at the bedside
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Rationale 1: Keeping the patient calm is important, but this is not the priority intervention.
Rationale 2: Providing pain medication as necessary is important but is not the primary intervention.
Rationale 3: Having trained personnel nearby is essential but is not the primary intervention.
Rationale 4: Whenever there is the potential for rapid airway obstruction, advanced airway tools such as intubation equipment and tracheotomy supplies should always remain at the bedside. The resuscitation team will need this equipment.
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