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Week 4 Day 2 Discussion Board You are assigned to care for a hospitalized patient tomorrow in clinical who has a tracheostomy. He was injured in a car accident and was on a ventilator for several weeks. He is breathing on his own now, but he still has the tracheostomy in place. In addition, he has recently developed pneumonia in his right lung. He has a large amount of secretions and requires suctioning every 2 to 3 hours. The tracheostomy will have to be cleaned on your shift and a new inner cannula put in place. He has humidified oxygen at 4 L/min via a tracheostomy collar. 1. Why is a tracheostomy done? 2. How does a tracheostomy work? 3. How will you suction it? 4. How will you clean it and replace the inner cannula? 5. What is a tracheostomy collar?
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