ATI skills module 3.0 airway
management Questions and Correct
Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy tube with an inner cannula in
place. Which os the following supplies should the nurse use to dry the inner cannula
of the client's tracheostomy tube after cleaning it?
A. paper towels
B. cotton-tipped applicators
C. folded pipe cleaners
D. facial tissue
✓✓~ C. folded pipe cleaners remain intact without leaving any particulate matter client could
aspirate
A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy tube in place. During
tracheostomy care, which of the following should the nurse place underneath the
flange of the outer cannula?
A. commerically prepared transparent dressing
B. cotton filled gauze square
, C. commerically prepared fenestrated dressing
D. twill tape
✓✓~ C. does not unravel and has a fenestrated (slit) designed to fit around the tracheostomy tube
under the flanges
A nurse is preparing to suction a client's oral airway. Which of the following devices
or methods should a nurse use?
A. in-line suctioning
B. Yankauer catheter
C. bulb syringe
D. open suctioning
✓✓~ B. Yankauer catheter
helps clear secretions from the mouth
A nurse is suctioning a client's airway using in-line suctioning. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take?
A. hyperoxygenate the client before disconnecting the ventilator
B. apply suction pressure while advancing the catheter
C. wear face shield during the procedure
management Questions and Correct
Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy tube with an inner cannula in
place. Which os the following supplies should the nurse use to dry the inner cannula
of the client's tracheostomy tube after cleaning it?
A. paper towels
B. cotton-tipped applicators
C. folded pipe cleaners
D. facial tissue
✓✓~ C. folded pipe cleaners remain intact without leaving any particulate matter client could
aspirate
A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy tube in place. During
tracheostomy care, which of the following should the nurse place underneath the
flange of the outer cannula?
A. commerically prepared transparent dressing
B. cotton filled gauze square
, C. commerically prepared fenestrated dressing
D. twill tape
✓✓~ C. does not unravel and has a fenestrated (slit) designed to fit around the tracheostomy tube
under the flanges
A nurse is preparing to suction a client's oral airway. Which of the following devices
or methods should a nurse use?
A. in-line suctioning
B. Yankauer catheter
C. bulb syringe
D. open suctioning
✓✓~ B. Yankauer catheter
helps clear secretions from the mouth
A nurse is suctioning a client's airway using in-line suctioning. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take?
A. hyperoxygenate the client before disconnecting the ventilator
B. apply suction pressure while advancing the catheter
C. wear face shield during the procedure
