A Patient with a Tracheostomy Is to Use a Fenestrated

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient with a tracheostomy is to use a fenestrated tracheostomy tube to provide for speech.What is it important that the nurse do?

• A) Place the decannulation cap in the tube before cuff deflation.
• B) Assess the patient's ability to swallow without risk of aspiration.
• C) Remove the inner cannula of the tracheostomy tube after deflating the cuff.
• D) Connect oxygen at 4 to 6 L/min to the second pigtail tubing of the tracheostomy tube.