The nurse is caring for a mechanically ventilated patient with a cuffed tracheostomy tube.Which action by the nurse would best determine if the cuff has been properly inflated?

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Measurement of cuff pressure using a manometer to ensure that cuff pressure is 20 mm Hg or lower will avoid compression of the tracheal wall and capillaries.Never insert the decannulation plug in a tracheostomy tube until the cuff is deflated and the nonfenestrated inner cannula is removed.Otherwise,the patient's airway is occluded.A health care provider's order is not required to determine safe cuff pressure.A nonfenestrated inner cannula must be used to suction a patient to prevent tracheal damage occurring from the suction catheter passing through the fenestrated openings.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Mechanically Ventilated Patient with a Cuffed