MED SURGICAL NCLEX Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MED SURGICAL NCLEX The client coughs and the tube is dislodged. What is the initial nursing action? 1. Call the health care provider to reinsert the tube. 2. Ventilate the client using a manual resuscitation bag and face mask. 3. Cover the tracheostomy site with a sterile dressing to prevent infection. 4. Call the respiratory therapy department to reinsert the tracheostomy tube. - ANSWER 2. Ventilate the client using a manual resuscitation bag and face mask...

MED SURGICAL NCLEX The client coughs and the tube is dislodged. What is the initial nursing action? 1. Call the health care provider to reinsert the tube. 2. Ventilate the client using a manual resuscitation bag and face mask. 3. Cover the tracheostomy site with a sterile dressing to prevent infection. 4. Call the respiratory therapy department to reinsert the tracheostomy tube. - ANSWER 2. Ventilate the client using a manual resuscitation bag and face mask...