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NUR 185 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+Denning Muriithi [Date] [Course title] NUR 185 Exam 1
2 /141.What are the nursing interventions for Tracheostomy? Correct Ans: Provide oxygen fol- lowing trach suctioning.
2.In what order do you suction a tracheostomy? Correct Ans: 1. Wash hands, wear a face shield, use sterile technique.
2.Use lubricant.
3.Oxygenate patient before suctioning.
4.Apply suction intermittently while rotating catheter back & forth as it is withdrawn.
5.Suction should be no more than 10-15 seconds.
6.Rinse the catheter by suctioning normal saline through it
7.Oxygenate patient again after suctioning.
3.How do you care for a tracheostomy? Correct Ans: 1. Use Standard Precautions
2.Suction the tracheostomy before removing the old dressings.
3.Don sterile gloves to remove and clean the inner cannula. (Note that the nurse does not remove the outer cannula.)
4 Use a sterile solution of normal saline or other solution per agency procedure to clean the inner cannula.
5.Reinsert inner cannula in outer cannula.
6.Change tracheostomy ties & dressings
4.What are the nursing interventions for a ventilator? Correct Ans: 1. Provide the patient with a communication board.
2.Provide suctioning PRN to prevent airway obstruction.
3.Provide alternative means of nutrition via TPN or G-tube feeds per orders to meet patients' nutritional needs.
4.Provide IV antibiotics to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).
5.Check patient's ventilator settings against orders.
5.Timed-Cycled Ventilators Correct Ans: Terminate or Control Inspriation after a present
time---Volume of air regulated by length of inspiration and flow rate of air---Pure time cycled rarely used in adults, mostly in Newborns or Infants
6.Volume cycled ventilator Correct Ans: ventilator forces air into the lungs until a preset volume is delivered (Tidal volume is delivered regardless of compliance).
7.Pressure cycled ventilators Correct Ans: Pushes air into the lungs until a preset pressure is reached
8.Oral Airway Correct Ans: Inserted into the MOUTH ONLY
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