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 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 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.