A nurse is preparing to perform endotracheal (ET) tube care and plans to use tape to secure the tube. Which of the following is an appropriate preparatory action for this procedure?
Have tincture of benzoin ready to apply to the patient's face.
Open a package of sterile gloves so they are ready to use.
Cut a piece of tape that reaches posteriorly from naris to naris.
Prepare an astringent solution for cleaning the patient's face.
Have tincture of benzoin ready to apply to the patient's face.
A nurse is performing chest physiotherapy for a patient who needs help mobilizing and expectorating thick pulmonary secretions. To increase the turbulence of the air the patient exhales, the nurse should use which of the following techniques?
Postural drainage
Nebulization
Percussion
Vibration
Vibration
A nurse is preparing to suction secretions from the mouth of a pt who
has dysphagia. Which of the following is appropriate suction device or
method for the nurse to use?
in line suctioning
Yankauer catheter
bulb syringe
open suctioning
Yankauer catheter
a nurse is caring for a pt who sustained trauma to his head and neck
and will require long-term airway support. wotf devices will be
required for home health care for this pt?
nasopharyngeal airway
oropharyngeal
airway
endotracheal tube
tracheostomy tube
Tracheostomy tube
a nurse is caring for a pt who has a cuffed endotracheal tube in
place. wotf is an appropriate component of ET tube care for this pt?
repositioning the ET tube in the pt's mouth every 12
hr
providing oral every 24hrs
applying the securing tape
over the pt's ears
maintaining a cuff pressure of 30mm HG
Repositioning the ET tube in the patient's mouth every 12 hr
During trach care, which of the following should the nurse place
underneath the flanges of the outer cannula?
commercially prepared transparent dressing
cotton filled
gauze squares
commercially prepared fenestrated
dressing
twill tape
Commercially prepared fenestrated dressing
a nurse is suctioning a pt's airway using in-line suctioning. when
using this method, it is appropriate for the nurse to
hyperoxygenate the pt before disconnecting the
ventilator
apply suction pressure while advancing the
catheter
wear a face shield during the procedure
reuse the
catheter repeatedly
reuse the catheter repeatedly
a nurse is caring for a pt who has a tracheostomy tube with an inner
cannula in place. wotf supplies should the nurse use to dry the inner
canula of the pt's tracheostomy tube after cleaning it?
paper towels
cotton-tipped applicators
folded pipe
cleaners
facial tissue
Folded pipe cleaners