This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Who should perform routine removing and cleaning of a transtracheal O2 catheter? a. Visiting ... (Read 52 times)

strangeaffliction

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 660
Who should perform routine removing and cleaning of a transtracheal O2 catheter?
 
  a. Visiting nurse
  b. Respiratory care practitioner
  c. Physician
  d. Patient

Question 2

A home care patient on transtracheal O2 therapy at 0.5 L/min frantically calls you, unable to rein-sert the catheter after cleaning. What would you recommend?
 
  a. Use a clean, pointed instrument to guide catheter reinsertion.
  b. Put on a nasal cannula at 1 L/min and call the physician.
  c. Insert the catheter into the nasal cavity approximately 3 to 4 in.
  d. Insert the catheter into the oral cavity.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

lgoldst9

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 372
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Key patient responsibilities include routine catheter cleaning and recognizing and troubleshooting common problems.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Key patient responsibilities include routine catheter cleaning and recognizing and troubleshooting common problems.




strangeaffliction

  • Member
  • Posts: 660
Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
:D TYSM


carlsona147

  • Member
  • Posts: 341
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

Did you know?

Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.

Did you know?

Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.

Did you know?

As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.

Did you know?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.

Did you know?

Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library