A client with a pulmonary embolus is intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. what nursing action is important when suctioning the endotracheal tube?

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A client with a pulmonary embolus is intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation. what nursing action is important when suctioning the endotracheal tube?

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Make sure she keeps it clean

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