A Patient Recovering from a Total Laryngectomy and Permanent Tracheostomy

question 34

Multiple Choice

A patient recovering from a total laryngectomy and permanent tracheostomy is being discharged. What observations indicate that discharge teaching has been effective?

• A) The patient supports the head when moving in bed.
• B) The patient drinks cool fluids throughout the day.
• C) The patient is eager to go to the pool to go swimming.
• D) The patient places a gauze sponge around the gastrostomy tube.
• E) The patient covers the tracheostomy with a light gauze sponge.

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