A patient presents to the ED complaining of choking on a chicken bone. The patient is breathing spontaneously. The nurse applies oxygen and suspects a partial airway obstruction. Which of the following should the nurse do next?
a) Encourage the patient to cough forcefully.
b) Prepare the patient for a bronchoscopy.
c) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.
d) Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
Asnwer: Encourage the patient to cough forcefully.
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