When caring for a client with a tracheostomy, the nurse should be aware of which of the following?
1. Suctioning a client's tracheostomy that is less than 48 hours old requires only clean technique.
2. The wound around the tracheostomy tube should be cleaned every 48 hours.
3. Care of a client's new tracheostomy is not generally delegated to a nursing assistant.
4. The gauze dressing should be cut to fit snugly around the tracheostomy tube during the dressing change.
Question 2
Your client needs to stretch all alveoli and increase the production of surfactant. The mechanism that causes this is called:
1. cough.
2. sneeze.
3. sigh.
4. recoil.
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Using small, circular strokes, exfoliate the client’s neck and back.
Wrap the client securely with sheets. (A) Lay one side of the sheet over the body. (B) Enclose the ...
Testing the Achilles tendon reflex with client in a supine position