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The Nurse Is Preparing to Suction a Patient's Tracheostomy Place

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The nurse is preparing to suction a patient's tracheostomy Place in order the steps the nurse should take to complete this procedure.All options must be used.


A) ____ Connect oxygen source to manual resuscitation bag.
B) ____ Connect catheter to suction tubing, and turn on suction to level specified by institution policy.
C) ____ Pour saline into sterile container.
D) ____ Suction small amount of saline into catheter.
E) ____ Use thumb to stop suction, and insert catheter through tracheostomy tube until patient coughs or resistance is met.
F) ____ Oxygenate patient with three ventilations using a manual resuscitation bag connected to an oxygen source.
G) ____ Slowly withdraw catheter, suctioning intermittently while rotating it.

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