The tongue-rationale: in an unconscious client, the muscles controlling the tongue commonly relax, causing the tongue to obstruct the airway. when this situation occurs, the nurse should use the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver to cause the tongue to fall back into place. if she suspects the client has a neck injury she must perform the jaw-thrust maneuver.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: reduction of risk potentialcognitive level: knowledgereference: smeltzer, s.c., and bare, b. brunner & suddarths textbook of medical surgical-nursing, 10th ed., philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 2522.
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