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...
Home Health Care of Discharged Infant
Arizona State University College of Health SolutionsVictoria Gonzales is an 8.5-month-old female infant patient discharged to home 4 weeks ago with a tracheostomy tube, g-tube, and an ostomy. Victoria lives in a lower-income 2-bedroom apartment in Phoenix with her parents and 4 siblings (ages 10, 8, 5, and 3) with her mother being the primary caregiver....
Victoria Gonzales is an 8.5-month-old female infant patient discharged to home 4 weeks ago with a tracheostomy tube, g-tube, and an ostomy. Victoria lives in...
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...