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Which nursing intervention, if performed before suctioning, minimizes hypoxemia after suctioning?

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Answer: Preoxygenation - increasing inspired oxygen

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Preoxygenation is a technique of increasing inspired oxygen immediately prior to the suction procedure to increase arterial oxygen saturation. It has been suggested that preoxygenation may minimise the hypoxemia and other adverse effects associated with endotracheal suctioning.

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