A 21-year-old woman has overdosed on an unknown drug. She has snoring respirations and an intact gag reflex. She has weak respiratory effort and is slightly cyanotic. Given these assessment findings, your care should include:
A) oxygen via nonrebreather face mask.
B) transport in a lateral recumbent (recovery) position.
C) placement of an oropharyngeal airway.
D) insertion of a nasal airway.
D
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A. remove the gloves B. perform hand hygiene C. apply a bandage over clean gauze at the puncture site D. record the procedure in the patient's medical record
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