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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