An 83 year-old COPD patient with a Shiley Number 7 on 40% FiO2 via trach-mask requires tracheostomy suction. Which of the following should you perform first?

Which of the following is not an immediate complication of a cricothyroidotomy? 

You will be performing tracheostomy care. Which of the following equipment list is least needed to perform this procedure:

You are assigned to care for an alert 17 year-old male with history of allergies and status asthmaticus. Upon arrival to the patient’s room you hear audible stridor and the patient’s voice is hoarse. Which of the following should you recommend?

If aspiration is confirmed on a patient, efforts must be made to minimize further aspiration. You would include all of the following in your respiratory care plan EXCEPT which of the following? 

What is the normal range of negative pressure to use when suctioning a child?

Which of the following is a consideration when inserting an LMA?

Which of the following is the most common lesions may occur at the cuff, tube tip, or stoma site?

You have been asked to monitor a patient who has just been extubated. Which of the following parameters would you monitor every 15 minutes x4? breathing patternbreath soundsSpO2voice / phonation

The removable inner cannula commonly incorporated into modern tracheostomy tubes serves which of the following purposes?aid in routine tube cleaning and tracheostomy careprevent the tube from slipping into the tracheaprovide a patent airway should it become osbructed