oronasal suctioning

Nurse Angela was assigned to client Mikaela who is scheduled for suctioning every 4 hours. Mikaela has oxygen via nasal cannula hooked at 2-3 Lpm. What will be the priority nursing intervention?

• remove the oxygen cannula the suction the patient

• lower the suction pressure prior to the procedure

• ask the client if she needs to be suctioned

• hyperoxygenate the client prior to suctioning

Nurse Leo was asked by a student nurse about the time or seconds the patient should be suctioned. His best response will be?

• not more than 10 seconds

• not more than 20 seconds

• not more than 30 seconds

• not more than 40 seconds

The following are the signs that patient vernon needs suctioning except:

• restlessness

• coughing without secretions

• respiratory rate of 20 bpm

• vomitus in the mouth

Angelica Rose was asked by her supervisor to perform suctioning to her client who is 45 years old. As a nurse, she knows that she needs to set the suction pressure to? (wall unit)

• 200-300

• 100-120

• 98-120

• 140-160

Allen was assigned to the pediatric ward. She was asked by her supervisor to perform suctioning to her client who is 5 years old. As a nurse, she knows that she needs to set the suction pressure to:

• 95 to 110

• 50 to 95

• 120 to 130

• 45 to 95

a hollow tube that is inserted into the upper airway to drain the mucus, saliva, and other debris that obstructs a person’s breathing.

• suction tube

• suction tip

• suction catheter

• suction machine

suction tips with a bulbous head to ensure that no amount of surrounding tissue is damaged during the catheterization process:

• yankauers

• latex suction catheters

• latex free suction catheters

• none of the above

the order reads: Suction client with a FR 20 suction tip every 2 hours. As a nurse you know that FR 20 is colored?

• blue

• green

• yellow

• pink

The larger the number, the more its diameter for suction tip:

• true

• false

Side effects of suctioning includes all but one:

• hypoxia

• trauma

• bleeding

• bradycardia

• infection