Choose one of the following topics on which to compose your essay: Describe your most precious material possession. Explain how to manage stress (or stage fright, homesickness, or an irrational fear). First impressions are often the best (or worst) means of judging people. What kinds of movies (or music) are played today? Compare and/or contrast a first impression and a later view. Explain the cause(s) or the effect(s) of an accident (or a misadventure or a crime). How would you define success (or failure)? Students who do poorly in their academic courses should not (or should) be allowed to participate in athletic programs. Explain how a piece of equipment or a machine works.  Failure is a better teacher than success.

Per doffing procedures of a N95 Respirator, you can grab the front of the mask with your hands, pull it off your face, and toss in the trash.  

Which of the following statements regarding oropharyngeal airways is/are true? (Select all that apply)  

Arterial gas embolism is a problem encountered during: 

We learned to keep ETT and trach cuffs within a certain pressure range. We discussed two alternative methods of cuff management that you might see in the hospital. What is the difference between Minimal Occluding Volume (MOV) and Minimal Leak Technique (MLT)? 

When performing a tracheostomy capping trial in a patient with a fenestrated tracheostomy tube, the inner cannula must be inserted and the cuff inflated prior to capping. 

What is the appropriate cuff pressure for an endotracheal tube?  

A patient with Tuberculosis is placed in a negative pressure room for Airborne Isolation, which of the following are true about negative pressure rooms?

Match the medical device with the level of processing it would need for disinfection.  Some descriptions may be used more than once.  

Match the appropriate isolation precaution based on the patient’s condition.