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Tracheostomy Teaching 447

Instructed patient how to reinsert the inner cannula and securely lock it into place.

Tracheostomy Teaching 449

Instructed patient to place a sterile split sponge under the tube flanges to absorb secretions.

Tracheostomy Teaching 450

Place the call bell where your patient can easily reach it.

Tracheostomy Teaching 451

Instructed patient Don't clean and reuse an inner cannula designed for one-time use.

Tracheostomy Teaching 453

Instructed patient Don't lavage with 0.9% sodium chloride solution during suctioning unless you need to clear a blockage of clots or mucus.

Tracheostomy Teaching 454

Patient was instructed on proper suctioning technique. To take a deep breath before applying suction to prevent depleting lung from oxygen.

Tracheostomy Teaching 455

Patient advised to get a morrow and place it near suction machine so in that way he will see how to introduce suction catheter into tracheostomy tube without touching anything and in that way prevent contamination and further RTI.

Anemia Teaching 458

Patient instructed that Anemia is a condition characterized by an inadequate amount of red blood cells, which are produced in your bone marrow. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a substance that picks up oxygen from your lungs, carries it throughout your body, and gives it to your cells. Your cells need oxygen to perform the basic functions that generate energy and keep you alive. In addition, hemoglobin picks up some of the carbon dioxide given off by your cells and returns it to the lungs, where it is exhaled when you breathe out. Without enough red blood cells to transport oxygen to your cells and carbon dioxide away from your cells, your body functions at a less than optimal level.

Osteoarthritis Teaching 460

Instructed patient about how when suffering from osteoarthritis the weight-bearing larger joints, including those of the hips, knees, neck and lower spine are the most commonly affected. The small finger joints and hands can be involved too.

Tracheostomy Teaching 463

Instructed patient to begin assessing his tracheostomy by inspecting the stoma site, which is typically slightly larger than the tracheostomy tube.