The student nurse is preparing to perform nasotracheal suctioning on an adult patient wearing a face mask.Which action by the student should the nursing instructor question?

A) Increasing the oxygen flow rate for the face mask and asking the patient to deep-breathe slowly before suctioning
B) Inserting the catheter into the nares slanting slightly downward
C) Asking the patient to swallow while the catheter is being inserted
D) Inserting the catheter about 8 inches without applying suction

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The suction catheter should not be inserted during swallowing because it will most likely enter the esophagus.Insert during inhalation because the epiglottis is open.The patient should be hyperoxygenated before suctioning.The oxygen flow rate can be increased on the face mask,and the patient can deep-breathe slowly to accomplish this.The catheter should be inserted along the natural course of the nares-slightly slanted downward.In adults,the catheter is inserted about 20 cm (8 inches).

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