A nurse is caring for a client who underwent a tracheostomy ...

[haleyc112]

A nurse is caring for a client who underwent a tracheostomy (trach) following throat surgery. What is the rationale for swabbing the area around the outside of the trach tube with hydrogen peroxide?
 
  A) To relieve bronchospasm
  B) To hydrate thick sputum
  C) To reduce inflammation
  D) To remove encrusted secretions

Question 2

A nurse must collect a stool specimen from a client. Among the supplies and equipment
  the nurse keeps ready for the procedure are wooden tongue blades. What is the purpose
  of these blades?
 
  A) To collect stool specimen that is free of urine
  B) To transfer a portion of the feces to the container
  C) To prevent contamination of the stool specimen
  D) To scoop out a stool sample from the client's rectum

[bobsmith]

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
The nurse should swipe the area around the trach stoma with sterile cotton-tipped swabs dipped in hydrogen peroxide to remove any accumulated and encrusted secretions. The application of hydrogen peroxide does not aid in relieving bronchospasm or reducing inflammation. Aerosol mist treatment, not hydrogen peroxide, is used to hydrate thick sputum.

Answer to Question 2

B

[haleyc112]

Excellent

[AngeliqueG]

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