Exam 27: Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems

The nurse is obtaining a health history from a 67-year-old patient with a 40 pack-year smoking history, complaints of hoarseness and tightness in the throat, and difficulty swallowing. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?

The nurse is caring for a spontaneously breathing patient who has a tracheostomy. To determine that the patient can protect the airway when eating without having the tracheostomy cuff inflated, the nurse will deflate the cuff and

A patient with a tracheostomy has a new order for a fenestrated tracheostomy tube. Which action will be included in the plan of care?