The Nurse Is Testing the Patency of a Client's Nostrils

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is testing the patency of a client's nostrils.The MOST appropriate steps to take would be:

• A)Ask the client to sniff while closing off each nostril in turn.
• B)Inspect the inner membranes and septum with a nasal scope.
• C)Instill normal saline drops into each naris,and observe the oropharynx for drainage.
• D)Pass an oxygen tube into both sides of the nasopharynx.

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