The nurse cares for adults. Which pressure reading does the nurse use for airway suctioning in the acute care setting?
1. 20 to 40 mm Hg
2. 50 to 70 mm Hg
3. 100 to 150 mm Hg
4. 150 to mm Hg
3
3. The nurse uses 100 to 150 mm Hg for suctioning adult airways to avoid tissue damage that occurs with excessive suctioning. Suction set below 100 mm Hg is too low to remove secretions effectively.
1 and 2. These ranges are too low for adult suctioning.
4. 130-150 mm Hg is too high for adult suctioning and is likely to cause tissue dam-age.
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