Hi Guys,

i need an urgent suggestion on plan of action to the below scenario:

The nurses have referred Mr X to you. He has a diagnosis of left lower lobe pneumonia. On assessment he is short of breath with a respiratory rate of 40. He is slumped in bed with sats of 95% on 9 litres of oxygen via nasal specs. You have already established that he has a very weak, ineffective cough and coarse crackles throughout with tactile fremitus. You decide that suctioning is an appropriate treatment but you have not done suctioning before.

Thanks

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