Exam 25: Airway Management

The nurse is assessing several patients who have returned from surgery.Which finding most likely indicates a need for suctioning?

A patient has extremely copious and thick oral secretions.The nurse provides oropharyngeal suctioning using a _________________ suction device.

The student nurse is providing tracheostomy care to a patient who has intratracheal secretions and a damp tracheostomy dressing and ties.Which action by the student should the nursing instructor question?

The nurse is assessing a patient with an endotracheal tube on mechanical ventilation.Which assessment finding indicates a partially deflated cuff?

After oropharyngeal suctioning of a patient, the nurse notes bloody secretions in the suction catheter and tubing.What should the nurse do next?

A plastic or rubber tube that is inserted through the nares or mouth past the epiglottis and vocal cords to maintain an airway is known as an _________________.

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?

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

A patient with a tracheostomy tube is accidentally extubated.What should the nurse do immediately?

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 having increased risk? (Select all that apply.)

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.)

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

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

The nurse has completed suctioning a patient's airway.Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is preparing to suction a patient via the nasotracheal route.Which conditions should the nurse recognize as contraindications to nasotracheal suctioning? (Select all that apply.)