The nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU with a nasotracheal tube. Because of the tube placement, the nurse understands that the patient is at risk for developing which of the following? a) Severe epistaxis b) Orbital cellulitis c) Sinus infection d) Subperiosteal abscess
The nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU with a nasotracheal tube. Because of the tube placement, the nurse understands that the patient is at risk for developing which of the following?
a) Severe epistaxis
b) Orbital cellulitis
c) Sinus infection
d) Subperiosteal abscess