A new nurse is observing a nurse conduct an initial assessment of a 4-year-old client with epiglottitis. The nurse picks up a tongue depressor to begin examining the client's throat. Which of the following actions should the new nurse do first ?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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Question

A new nurse is observing a nurse conduct an initial assessment of a 4-year-old client with epiglottitis. The nurse picks up a tongue depressor to begin examining the client's throat. Which of the following actions should the new nurse do  first ? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Tell the nurse to not attempt throat inspection with tongue depressor

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Fill out an incident report regarding the nurse's actions

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Run and grab emergency airway equipment

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Continue to observe the nurse perform the assessment

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