What Is the Principal Difference in Tracheostomy Care Between Care

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is the principal difference in tracheostomy care between care given in the acute care setting and care given in the home care environment?

• A)In the acute care setting,the inner cannula is cleaned.
• B)In the home care setting,dressings are not necessary.
• C)In the acute care setting,hydrogen peroxide is used for cleaning.
• D)In the home care setting,the procedure may be done with clean technique.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, calculated as the square root of the variance.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population, showing how much the data diverge from the average value.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the calculation of a statistic, typically in the context of hypothesis testing.

F Distribution

A continuous probability distribution that arises frequently as the null distribution of a test statistic, especially in the analysis of variance (ANOVA).