Exam 25: Airway Management

The nurse is assessing the risk for aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs resulting in airway obstruction.The nurse identifies patients with which conditions as creating increased risk? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient on mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube.Which nursing interventions will help prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)? (Select all that apply.)

The student nurse is preparing to perform nasotracheal suctioning on an adult patient wearing a face mask.Which action by the student should the nursing instructor question?

The nurse is providing care to a patient on mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube.The nurse carefully inflates the cuff of the endotracheal tube using the minimal leak method,knowing that a properly inflated cuff provides which benefits to the patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing to suction an infant with a tracheostomy tube.Which action by the nurse follows appropriate procedure?

A _______________ is inserted directly into the trachea through a small incision made in the patient's neck.

The nurse performing nasotracheal suctioning should be assessing the patient for which possible unexpected outcomes? (Select all that apply.)

A patient using a nasal cannula has gurgling on inspiration.The nurse notes a productive cough but the inability to clear the secretions from the mouth.Which action should the nurse take first to prepare for oropharyngeal suctioning?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an oral endotracheal tube in place.Which intervention by the nurse demonstrates proper procedure when providing endotracheal tube care?

A patient with a tracheostomy tube has thick,tenacious mucus that is difficult to remove.The nurse should choose which technique to suction the airway?

The nurse is providing nasotracheal suctioning for a 13-year-old patient with secretions in the throat and trachea.Which action by the nurse demonstrates proper technique?

The nurse is suctioning a patient with an endotracheal tube.Which action should the nurse take when the patient develops respiratory distress?

The nurse is caring for an infant who has been vomiting and is having difficulty breathing.What actions by the nurse are appropriate for suctioning the infant?

A patient with head trauma after a motor vehicle accident is on mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube.Which action by the nurse will reduce the risk for elevations in intracranial pressure during suctioning?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a tracheostomy.To prevent the patient from developing an airway obstruction,the nurse assesses which of the following? (Select all that apply.)