The Nurse Has Received a Client Immediately After Surgery for Head

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nurse has received a client immediately after surgery for head and neck cancer. The client has a tracheostomy that was created during the surgery and is being mechanically ventilated. What nursing action should be planned for this client?

• A) Remove the tracheostomy ties and replace them with an elastic bandage.
• B) Tape the tracheostomy obturator to the head of the bed.
• C) Deflate the cuff of the tracheostomy tube every two hours for five minutes.
• D) Remove the tracheostomy inner cannula.

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Definitions:

Organizational Citizenship Behaviors

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Affect

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Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Social Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors and knowledge by observing and imitating others.