The client uses continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at home and tells the home care nurse that the mask fits too tightly. Which does the nurse implement?
1. Uses a simple facemask
2. Maintains tight fit to face
3. Enlarges several air holes
4. Loosens the mask's straps
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2. The nurse teaches the client that the mask of the CPAP must fit tightly to prevent collapse of the upper airway because the device is unable to establish positive airway pressure without a tight seal.
1 and 4. Loosening the straps or using a simple facemask allows so much air to leak from the system that positive pressure never builds.
3. If the CPAP has holes, they are integrated into the system; the nurse avoids en-larging the holes because it alters the design and potentially alters the function.
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