Multiple Choice
Personnel should perform a baseline assessment for indications of respiratory distress and
The need for nasotracheal suctioning as recognized by presenting indications.Which of the following would be an assessment that needs to be made by the respiratory care practitioner?
I.Oxygen saturation
II.Auscultation of chest
III.Respiratory rate
A) I,II,III
B) I and II
C) I and III
D) II only
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