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Practice Exercise 1 ( 5 Questions)

Question 1 of 5 :

A comatose patient with a possible cervical spine injury is intubated with a nasal endotracheal (ET) tube. The nurse recognizes that what is a disadvantage of a nasal ET tube in comparison with an oral ET tube?

A Requires the placement of a bite block

B Is more likely to cause laryngeal trauma

C Requires greater respiratory effort in breathing

D Requires the placement of an additional airway to keep the trachea open

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