Tracheostomy Suctioning- Nursing Skills

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Tracheostomy Suctioning- Nursing Skills

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Tracheostomy Suctioning- Nursing Skills:

In this video we’re going to talk about suctioning a tracheostomy. You may need to do this before you do trach care or just because the patient requires suctioning. Make sure that you assess the patient before you start so that you know what their one sounds are, and what their oxygen saturation is. We love you guys! Go out and be your best selves today! And, as always, happy nursing!

Bookmarks:
0.05 Introduction to trach suctioning
0:21 Suction setup
0:42 Opening suction kit
1:55 Sterile water
2:13 Starting trach suctioning
2:00 Catheter insertion
3:00 Catheter pass #2
3:26 Listen to lungs
3:31 Outro

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[Lacuna]

Love the moment she doesn't see the water box, and just get flustered, that's nursing personified. 😀

[sofiyanova]

This video was very helpful ✨
My father is a cancer patient, please do pray for him 🤍

[lindzewebb]

Why in this skill are you not using hyperoxygenation for this patient? In our skills we have to use oxygen between each pass. Is this more similar to real life practice?

[jaybuckby]

do you do this only in emergency if just to clear out cracking bubbling as that how my mums sounds

[garywalker]

How can you tell if the suctioning tube is inserted too deep and is it causing more damage than good results?

[ArtificialIntelligence-ve]

How does the patient breathe during this procedure if he is 100% dependent on the ventilator for breathing?

[nattyrudd]

it would be nice to see everything more up close. can’t see anything she’s doing because 3/4 of the screen are taken up by the mannequin and random hospital equipment, cant see how she sets her stuff up

[veronicabruce]

Can you remove a red capped cuff less tracheostomy to suction it? Pt w/radical neck dissection came home with red cap & no one could removed it.

[adarshkhanduri]

Should the patient not be fully supine ? Keeping patient propped up can increase the risk of damaging the alveolie

[leeroyjaque]

I thought the same about hyperoxygenation.

[darlene]

You should throw the suction catheter together with the disposable gloves. Instead, you touched your stethoscope with your gloves on.

[onew]

if i dont have normal saline, can i use water ?

[Hey.Camille]

Shoutout sa BSN 4 diha ga tan aw hahaha

[tacijo]

I am beyond annoyed by the opinions. Watch to take what you need and discard what you don’t. If you want attention make your own video so others can critique you.

[shanzi]

I can see why some people turn off the comments

[alexandramadrigal]

They would have failed me for touching the sterile water with my sterile gloves since you touched it with your bare hand

[luciamalenab]

Wrong. remove your dirty gloves after suctioning then put on a new gloves to listen to breath sounds. 😊

[ErinAshley-quxk]

Great video but I wish I wasn't bothered enough to comment on the break in sterility when she set her gloved hands on the 1 inch unsterile border of the gloving package lol

[EmerW]

Can't see the equipment - not very useful 🙃

[judekellum]

Now I know where Radiohead got their album cover from 💀