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.
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
nurse
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Comparison of Research Studies Exploring Nurse Caring Behaviors
Use a step stool to help an infirm client get on and off the table.
Using small, circular strokes, exfoliate the client’s neck and back.