A Client Who Experienced Respiratory Distress Had a Tracheostomy Performed

question 58

Multiple Choice

A client who experienced respiratory distress had a tracheostomy performed 2 hours ago.The nurse must use which of these approaches when caring for the tracheostomy?

• A)clean technique
• B)sterile technique
• C)clean technique to remove the cannula and sterile technique to suction it
• D)client self-care technique

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