Answer: B."A patient receives some type of sedation during a bronchoscopy. This sedation would impair the patient’s ability to swallow safely, so it would be important to make sure patient has a gag reflex before giving anything by mouth. Blood tinged sputum would be expected. Coughing and deep breathing would not necessarily be important in this patient’s care. There are no radioactive dyes associated with this procedure. Test taking tips: The question is asking for the most important or priority intervention. Consider the normal procedure for a bronchoscopy and nursing care post procedure. Examine each option to determine if it is appropriate and then determine which one is most important."