NR 341; Exam 1
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
WhatBdressingBshouldBbeBappliedBuponBchestBtubeBremovalB?B-
BAnswerBairtightBsterileBpetroleumBjellyBgauzeBdressing
WhatBareBtheBreasonsBYOURBpt.BmayBneedBanBartificialBairwayB?B-
BAnswerB●upperBairwayBobstructionB(bleeds,Btumor,BgcsBlessBthanB8,Bburns)
●sx
●trauma
●neuromuscularBdiseases
●sepsis
●apnea
●highBriskBforBaspiration
●ineffectiveBclearanceBofBsecretions
●respBdistress
WhenBaBpt.BhasBaBtubeBinBtheirBtrachea,BwhatBdoByouBneedBtoBknowBasBaBnurseB?
B-BAnswerBwhereBwasBitBlastBmarkedB(@BtheBteethBorBlip)
cuffBpressure
,TwoBrealBreasonsBthere'sBaBinflatedBcuffB?B-
BAnswerBwhenBcuffBinflated,BpreventBsecretionsBfromBgoingBtoBlungsB(infections)
whenBpt.BonBventilator,BCERTAINBamountBofBgasBthat'llBbeBgoingBthroughBeachBventil
ator.BwithBtheBcuffBinflated,BtheBvolumeBisBmoreBaccurate.BwithBtheBcuffBslightlyBdefl
ated,BtheresBnoBtellingBhowBmuchBamountBofBvolumeBisBgoingBtoBtheBlungs-
BBASICALLYBpreventsBescapeBofBventilatingBgases
PatientBneedsBanBartificialBairway,BhowBareBweBgoingBtoBprepareBforBthisBprocedureB
?
WhatBshouldByouBdoBtoBprepareB?
WhatBequipmentBisBneededB?
WhatBpositionBshouldBtheBpt.BbeBinB?
WhatBshouldBbeBdoneBbeforeBintubationB?B-BAnswerBpreparation
-denturesB&BplatesBNEEDSBtoBbeBremoved
*equipment
-oxygen,BsuctionBtubing,BcardiacBmonitor,Byankuer,BtonsilBtipBsuction
*beforeBintubation
-sniffingBpositionB(pt.BsupineBwithBtheBheadBextendedB&BtheBneckBflexed)
-pre-oxygenateB/BBVMB100%BO2BforB3-5Bminutes
-medsB(sedative,BparalyticBagent,Banalgesic)
What'sBtheBreasonBbehindBputtingBtheBpt.BinBaBsniffingBpositionB?B-
BAnswerBtoBgetBaBbetterBviewBofBvocalBcords
, DescribeBrapidBsequenceBintubation.
WhenBisBrapidBsequenceBintubationBNOTBindicatedB?B-
BAnswerBBOTHBsedativeB&BparalyticBagentBareBgivenBtoBemergencyBairwayBpt.sB(decr
easeBaspiration,B)
crashedBairway-unstableBpt.B(cardiacBarrestBORB)
ifBpt.BnotBawake,BthenBthisBwontBbeBdoneBknownBdifficultBairway
thereBisBnotBtimeBforBallBthis.
NursingBresponsibilitiesBwhenBassignedBtoBaBairwayBpt.B?B-
BAnswerBmaintainBcorrectBtubeBplacement
maintainBproperBcuffBinflation
monitorBoxygenB&Bvent
maintainBtubeBpatency
oralBcareB&BskinBintegrity
comfortB&Bcommunication
assessBforBcomplications
HowBtoBmaintainBproperBtubeBplacementB?
Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
WhatBdressingBshouldBbeBappliedBuponBchestBtubeBremovalB?B-
BAnswerBairtightBsterileBpetroleumBjellyBgauzeBdressing
WhatBareBtheBreasonsBYOURBpt.BmayBneedBanBartificialBairwayB?B-
BAnswerB●upperBairwayBobstructionB(bleeds,Btumor,BgcsBlessBthanB8,Bburns)
●sx
●trauma
●neuromuscularBdiseases
●sepsis
●apnea
●highBriskBforBaspiration
●ineffectiveBclearanceBofBsecretions
●respBdistress
WhenBaBpt.BhasBaBtubeBinBtheirBtrachea,BwhatBdoByouBneedBtoBknowBasBaBnurseB?
B-BAnswerBwhereBwasBitBlastBmarkedB(@BtheBteethBorBlip)
cuffBpressure
,TwoBrealBreasonsBthere'sBaBinflatedBcuffB?B-
BAnswerBwhenBcuffBinflated,BpreventBsecretionsBfromBgoingBtoBlungsB(infections)
whenBpt.BonBventilator,BCERTAINBamountBofBgasBthat'llBbeBgoingBthroughBeachBventil
ator.BwithBtheBcuffBinflated,BtheBvolumeBisBmoreBaccurate.BwithBtheBcuffBslightlyBdefl
ated,BtheresBnoBtellingBhowBmuchBamountBofBvolumeBisBgoingBtoBtheBlungs-
BBASICALLYBpreventsBescapeBofBventilatingBgases
PatientBneedsBanBartificialBairway,BhowBareBweBgoingBtoBprepareBforBthisBprocedureB
?
WhatBshouldByouBdoBtoBprepareB?
WhatBequipmentBisBneededB?
WhatBpositionBshouldBtheBpt.BbeBinB?
WhatBshouldBbeBdoneBbeforeBintubationB?B-BAnswerBpreparation
-denturesB&BplatesBNEEDSBtoBbeBremoved
*equipment
-oxygen,BsuctionBtubing,BcardiacBmonitor,Byankuer,BtonsilBtipBsuction
*beforeBintubation
-sniffingBpositionB(pt.BsupineBwithBtheBheadBextendedB&BtheBneckBflexed)
-pre-oxygenateB/BBVMB100%BO2BforB3-5Bminutes
-medsB(sedative,BparalyticBagent,Banalgesic)
What'sBtheBreasonBbehindBputtingBtheBpt.BinBaBsniffingBpositionB?B-
BAnswerBtoBgetBaBbetterBviewBofBvocalBcords
, DescribeBrapidBsequenceBintubation.
WhenBisBrapidBsequenceBintubationBNOTBindicatedB?B-
BAnswerBBOTHBsedativeB&BparalyticBagentBareBgivenBtoBemergencyBairwayBpt.sB(decr
easeBaspiration,B)
crashedBairway-unstableBpt.B(cardiacBarrestBORB)
ifBpt.BnotBawake,BthenBthisBwontBbeBdoneBknownBdifficultBairway
thereBisBnotBtimeBforBallBthis.
NursingBresponsibilitiesBwhenBassignedBtoBaBairwayBpt.B?B-
BAnswerBmaintainBcorrectBtubeBplacement
maintainBproperBcuffBinflation
monitorBoxygenB&Bvent
maintainBtubeBpatency
oralBcareB&BskinBintegrity
comfortB&Bcommunication
assessBforBcomplications
HowBtoBmaintainBproperBtubeBplacementB?