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WorksheetsCLL #3Tracheostomy Care
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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 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
Which technique is BEST for the nurse to use when suctioning the patient with a tracheostomy tube?
Apply suction during insertion of the tube
Suction for 30 seconds
Repeat suctioning until the tube is clear
Hyperoxygenate before and after suctioning
The nurse should plan to LIMIT the suctioning time to a MAXIMUM of which time period?
5 – 10 seconds
10 – 15 seconds
30 – 45 seconds
60 seconds
Which of the following best describes the purpose of tracheostomy care?
To prevent infection and maintain airway patency
To remove the phlegm from the patient
To loosen the secretion
To monitor airway
In the context of tracheostomy care, what does the term "cuffed tube" refer to?
A tube that has a balloon to secure it in place
A tube that is used only for short-term ventilation
A tube that allows for speech
A tube that is made of plastic
Your patient has a cuffed tracheostomy tube. You are applying a Passy Muir valve. Should the cuff be inflated or deflated?
Inflated
Deflated
