The nurse is performing tracheostomy care. What action by the nurse is inconsistent with best practice?

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The nurse would use the precut gauze dressing in the tracheostomy kit. Cutting a gauze dressing may create loose fibers that could travel down the tracheostomy. The nurse would keep the oxygen source running placed near the stoma, would scrub the inner cannula with the supplied brush, and would shake off excess sterile water after rinsing the cleaned cannula and inserting it.

The Nurse Is Performing Tracheostomy Care