Which Intervention Should the Nurse Include When Suctioning a Child

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which intervention should the nurse include when suctioning a child with a tracheostomy?

• A) Encourage the child to cough to raise the secretions before suctioning.
• B) Select a catheter with a diameter three-fourths as large as the diameter of the tracheostomy tube.
• C) Ensure that each pass of the suction catheter takes no longer than 5 seconds.
• D) Allow the child to rest after every five times the suction catheter is passed.

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Definitions:

Double-Declining-Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation that applies a constant rate of depreciation to a declining book value, resulting in higher depreciation expense in the early years of the asset's life.

Straight-Line

A method of depreciation that allocates the cost of an asset evenly over its useful life, reflecting a constant rate of expense over each period.

Depreciation Methods

Various approaches to allocating the cost of an asset over its useful life, such as straight-line, declining balance, and units of production methods.

Units-Of-Production

A depreciation method that allocates an asset's cost based on its usage, output, or production, rather than mere passage of time.