For a client admitted to the PACU with an oral airway in place, the nursing intervention that would be inappropriate is
a. allowing the client to spit out the airway.
b. removing the airway when the client becomes responsive.
c. suctioning the client's secretions as needed.
d. taping the airway in place so it does not fall out.
D
Airways should not be taped in place. When clients awaken and the gag reflex returns, they may spit out the airway.
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