Part III. Discusses nursing guidelines for streamlining suctioning techniques in the care of tracheostomy patients. Collection of necessary equipments; Informing of the patient about the procedure; Lessening of the risks for contamination.
Part II. Shows how a nurse can perform proper suctioning using an endotracheal tube. Assessment of patient's need for suctioning; Importance of hyperinflating and oxygenating patient's lungs; Risk of nosocomial infection.
Part I. Shows how a nurse can perform proper suctioning using a nasotracheal tube. Importance and complications of suctioning; Set-up of equipment; Insertion and removal of catheter.
Presents facts and myths about suctioning techniques, preoxygenation and hypoxemia, negative pressure, and the proper positioning of a suction catheter. Situations that warrant preoxygenation; Effectiveness of preoxygenation by mechanical ventilator sigh; Relation between the amount of negative pressure used in suctioning and the amount of tracheal damage.