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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Definitions:

Central

Central refers to something that is of primary importance or located at the middle or core of something.

Somatic

Relating to or affecting the body, especially as distinguished from the mind or consciousness.

Parasympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves physical resources and slows down heart rate.

Axon

The part of the neuron that carries information away from the cell body toward other cells.