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🫁 TRACHS MADE SIMPLE 🫁
🫁Tracheostomies Made Simple🫁 👉What is it? Surgically created opening in the trachea to secure an AIRWAY and promote oxygenation. 👉Why is it needed? Upper airway obstruction, acute respiratory failure, prolonged mechanical ventilation, lung cancer, or trauma. ⚠️ NCLEX Tip: Trach Care is considered a STERILE procedure due to ⬆️ Infection Risk ⚠️ NCLEX Tip: Always hyperoxygenate client prior to suctioning a client with a trach 👉What are the types of Trachs? 💨 Double Lumen: this type has a outer cannula, inner cannula, and obturator 💨 Single Lumen: same as double lumen, except no inner cannula 💨 Fenestrated Tube: precut opening in outer cannula for clients that can PARTIALLY BREATHE on their own and allows the client to SPEAK. 🗣 💨 Cuffed Fenestrated Tube: facilitates me
Cranial Nerve Cheat Sheet
Cranial Nerves: CN I CN II CN III CN IV CN V CN VI CN VII CN VIII CN IX CN X CN XI CN XII *This sheet was made for a quick reference* Not for commercial use - for personal or professional use only. You may print it out but do not resell, reproduce, or distribute by electronic means. * No physical product, or print will be shipped. This is an instant digital download product. *