A Nurse Caring for a Patient with a Tracheostomy Should

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nurse caring for a patient with a tracheostomy should determine whether the patient needs suctioning by:

• A) monitoring the rate of respirations.
• B) determining the last time the patient was suctioned.
• C) examining the character of the sputum.
• D) auscultating the breath sounds.

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