Health Care Is the Only Determinant of Health

question 53

True/False

Health care is the only determinant of health.

Understand and apply the first step in addressing an audible air leak in patients with an endotracheal tube.

Recognize the benefits of a properly inflated cuff with an endotracheal tube in mechanical ventilation.

Identify signs of a partially deflated cuff in patients with an endotracheal tube.

Apply appropriate intervention strategies to address redness and inflammation at a tracheostomy site.

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