The Nurse Must Suction a Child with a Tracheostomy

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse must suction a child with a tracheostomy. What is the appropriate technique?

• A) Encourage the child to cough to raise the secretions before suctioning.
• B) Select a catheter with diameter three-fourths as large as the diameter of the tracheostomy tube.
• C) Ensure each pass of the suction catheter should take no longer than 5 seconds.
• D) Allow the child to rest after every five times the suction catheter is passed.

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