The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Tracheostomy

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with a tracheostomy tube. Which information should the nurse omit from documentation?

• A) Quality of lung sounds
• B) Status of inner cannula
• C) Drainage from the stoma
• D) Location of the tracheostomy tie knot

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