Multiple Choice
Which intervention should the nurse include when suctioning a child with a tracheostomy?
A) Encourage the child to cough to raise the secretions before suctioning.
B) Select a catheter with a diameter three-fourths as large as the diameter of the tracheostomy tube.
C) Ensure that each pass of the suction catheter takes no longer than 5 seconds.
D) Allow the child to rest after every five times the suction catheter is passed.
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