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57 teachingsTracheostomy Teaching 1245TracheostomyInstructed patient Don't allow a humidifier to empty.Tracheostomy Teaching 803TracheostomyInstructed patient Don't let condensation accumulate in the oxygen delivery tubing.Tracheostomy Teaching 464TracheostomyInstructed patient that when on your assessment findings (coarse breath sounds, noisy breathing, and prolonged expiratory sounds) indicate that your airway needs clearing, suction it using sterile technique. Hyperoxygenate him before and after suctioning and b...
Tracheostomy Teaching 463TracheostomyInstructed patient to begin assessing his tracheostomy by inspecting the stoma site, which is typically slightly larger than the tracheostomy tube.Tracheostomy Teaching 462TracheostomyInstructed patient to always keep supplies at your patient's bedside for suctioning; tube and stoma care; delivery of oxygen, heat, and humidity; tracheostomy tube replacement; and artificial ventilation.Tracheostomy Teaching 461TracheostomyInstructed that a tracheostomy is used to bypass an upper airway obstruction, prevent aspiration, manage tracheobronchial secretions, or allow for prolonged mechanical ventilation.Tracheostomy Teaching 455TracheostomyPatient 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.Tracheostomy Teaching 454TracheostomyPatient was instructed on proper suctioning technique. To take a deep breath before applying suction to prevent depleting lung from oxygen.Tracheostomy Teaching 453TracheostomyInstructed 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 452TracheostomyInstructed patient Don't cut gauze and place it under the tracheostomy tube flanges; inhalation could draw fibers into the patient\'s trachea. Use a manufactured split sponge.
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