Which of these interventions would be inappropriate in performing a tracheal suction?
1. Administer oxygen prior to procedure.
2. Leave thumb off the suction control on insertion.
3. Maintain suction pressure between 80 and 100 mm Hg.
4. Limit suction pass to 20 seconds.
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Suction pass should be limited to 10 seconds. All other implementations listed are appropri-ate.
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