Nursing Essentials: Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 78-year-old female was admitted to the hospital overnight from her long-term care facility with suspected influenza. She has an established tracheostomy due to a history of laryngeal cancer and a subsequent partial laryngectomy 5 years ago. In this scenario, learners will need to obtain a specimen sample from the...
A 78-year-old female was admitted to the hospital overnight from her long-term care facility with suspected influenza. She has an established tracheostomy due to a...
Artificial Airway
University of Pennsylvania School of NursingRuma suffered a hemorrhagic stroke twenty-one days ago. She required prolonged mechanical ventilation necessitating a tracheostomy. The patient’s condition has been steadily improving. She has been weaned off of mechanical ventilation and is breathing on her own, receiving oxygen via a humidified trach collar. Ruma is alert and oriented. A...
Ruma suffered a hemorrhagic stroke twenty-one days ago. She required prolonged mechanical ventilation necessitating a tracheostomy. The patient’s condition has been steadily improving. She has...