What Intervention Should the Nurse Implement When Suctioning a Child

question 15

Multiple Choice

What intervention should the nurse implement when suctioning a child with a tracheostomy?

• A) Encouraging the child to cough to raise the secretions before suctioning.
• B) Selecting a catheter with a diameter three-fourths as large as the diameter of the tracheostomy tube.
• C) Ensuring that each pass of the suction catheter take no longer than 10 seconds.
• D) Allowing the child to rest after every 5 times the suction catheter is passed.

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