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WorksheetsTracheostomy Care and Suctioning Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are signs/symptoms of Respiratory Distress?
Oxygen Saturations 90-100%
Increased Respiratory Rate, oxygen saturations less than 88%, accessory muscle use
Normal Respiratory Rate, no accessory muscle use, patient able to converse with you
How often should tracheostomy site care take place?
BID and PRN
Once a day
Once a week
PRN
What are signs that a patient needs to be suctioned? Select all that apply
Audible gurgling sounds
Oxygen saturations decreasing below 88%
Increased Respiratory Rate
Patient coughing and unable to clear all the secretions
What are signs of infection to look for when completing trach site care? Select all that apply
Red, swollen site, skin hot to touch
Purulent Drainage around site
Skin color appropriate for ethnicity and warm to touch
Trach site not causing pain
What equipment is need to suction a patient? Select all that apply
Suction kit
Suction head, canisters, and tubing
Otoscope
PPE: protective eye wear, face mask
What are signs the patient has been suctioned effectively?
Patients respiratory rate returns to normal
Oxygen saturations between 90-100%
No audible secretions/gurgling coarse sounds
No accessory muscle use
What should you consider when delegating tasks to another healthcare professional?
The five rights of delegation: Right task, person, supervision/evaluation, circumstance, communication
If they are your friend
If they are nice
If they are a nurse or doctor
What do you use to clean the trach site?
hand sanitizer
Soap and water
Sterile Normal saline
Nothing does not need to be cleaned
How do you clean the trach site?
With Q-tips and normal saline moving from stoma site out
With Q-tips and normal saline moving out to in toward the stoma
With soap and water and gauze
No need to clean site
Extra Credit Question: If a patient obstructs (mucous plugs) what would you do? Select All that apply
Suction
Emergency Trach Change
Lavage and Bag with anesthesia bag
Nothing. They will cough it up.
