Exam 25: Airway Management

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

A patient with head trauma following 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 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?

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 performing nasotracheal suctioning on a patient.The nurse should discontinue the suctioning if which of the following occurs?

When assessing a patient's tracheostomy site,the nurse notes redness and inflammation around the stoma.Which intervention can the nurse provide to address this problem?

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

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?

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

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

The nurse is evaluating a patient to determine whether the endotracheal tube cuff is properly inflated.Which findings indicate proper inflation?

The nurse is assessing a patient who is intubated and on a ventilator.When listening above the sternal notch with a stethoscope,the nurse notes a minimal amount of air leak at the end of inspiration.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse is preparing to suction a patient via the nasotracheal route.Which conditions should the nurse recognize as contraindications to nasotracheal suctioning?

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?