Which health care provider order should the nurse question?
1. Endotracheal suctioning every hour
2. Endotracheal suctioning as needed
3. Maintain NPO status while client is ventilated
4. Intake and output every 4 hours
Endotracheal suctioning every hour
Rationale: Suctioning of a client should always be based upon client need and not routinely ordered. The other orders would be not be abnormal.
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