Trach Care
The two different types of suction catheters.
What are Open and Closed suction catheters?
It can be done by way of bolus with a syringe, gravity with a feeding bag, and with a pump.
What are ways to administer a G-tube feeding?
Process using a clean technique when urine is removed from the bladder by inserting a thin, hollow tube into the bladder.
What is Intermittent Catheterization?
This procedure creates an opening into your colon (large intestine) through your abdomen. This allows fecal waste to bypass a part of the colon that’s been damaged or diseased.
What is a Colostomy?
This procedure bypasses your bladder by attaching tubes that carry urine to the stoma.
What is a Urostomy?
The average time one should plan to suction a client via a tracheostomy tube.
What is 10 seconds?
Accidentally inhaling liquid(such as stomach content or formula) into the windpipe and/or the lungs.
What is Aspiration?
These devices are the different types of indwelling catheters that drains urine from the bladder.
What is a foley or suprapubic catheter.
In this case, the opening is created into your small intestine through your abdomen. This is needed when sections of your small intestine and colon (large intestine) have been bypassed or removed and it allows for fecal waste to empty through an opening in your skin.
What is a Ileostomy?
Tracheostomy tubes need to be kept clear and clean. Taking good care of your tracheostomy helps reduce your risk of infection, plugs or obstructions, and breathing problems.
What is the importance of tracheostomy care?
Signs for assessing the patient's need for suctioning.
What is increased respiratory distress and abnormal breath sounds?
A child is complaining of nausea and vomiting, abdominal distention, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and increase gastric residual.
What are the signs of tube feeding intolerance or/and complications?
This is a sterile, pre-lubricated catheter contained within its own collection bag.
What is a closed-system catheter?
A general term referring to an opening created during an ostomy surgical procedure. It may be made in different areas of your body depending on the goal of the surgery.
What is a stoma?
The parts of the AMT mini-one button feeding tube.
What is a balloon, balloon inflation port, and feeding extension port?
Different pieces of suction equipment.
What is a suction machine, supplemental oxygen, and suction catheter?
Flushing before and after each feeding and medication, flushing on schedule and as needed per order, never put any solid or pureed food in G-tube, and only use ordered supplemental formula.
What are the different ways to prevent G-tube clogging?
This is used when the urethra is damaged or blocked, or when someone is unable to use an intermittent catheter.
What is a Suprapubic catheter?
This is done usually every 3-7 days, depending on the individual's needs.
What is a ostomy pouch change?
Urinary incontinence, urinary retention, spinal injuries or trauma, lower body paralysis, and multiple sclerosis.
What are the top reasons for Intermittent Catheterization?
A surgical procedure that creates a hole (opening) in the neck that provides an alternate airway for breathing.
What is a tracheostomy?
Aligning the black line of the extension set with the black line on the feeding port, inserting the connector into the feeding port, and rotating it clockwise to lock it in place.
What is the order to connect the extension set to the feeding tube?
Indwelling, Intermittent, and External devices used to remove bodily fluids.
What are the different types of Urinary Catheters?
The use of gentle patting rather than rubbing.
What is how to prevent skin damage?
This is the first step that nursing staff take before performing any procedure.
What is Hand washing?