Tracheostomy E Tool
Tracheostomy E Tool
Tracheostomy E Tool
Institute of Nursing
NUMERICAL
QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION
RATING
B. PROCEDURE
1. Connect sunction tubing to the machine 0 1 2 3
2. Opens steril suction kit and prepares materials 0 1 2 3
3. Attaches suction catheter to suction tubing 0 1 2 3
4. Puts on sterile gloves 0 1 2 3
5. Holds catheter in dominant hand and the connector in non
dominant hand. Attach catheter to the Y-connector 0 1 2 3
6. Using the steriled gloved hand, puts the catheter tip in the
sterile saline solution and suction a small amount of sterile
solution through the catheter. 0 1 2 3
7. Hyper oxygenates the patient 0 1 2 3
8. Remove oxygen delivery device with non-sterile hand 0 1 2 3
9. With non-dominant thumb turns off the suction port, quickly
but gently insert the catheter into the trachea thru the
tracheostomy tube. Insert the catheter about 10 to 12.5 cm (4 to
5 in) or until the patients cough. 0 1 2 3
10. Apply suction for 5-10 secs. By occluding the thumb port with
the non-dominant thumb. Allows 20-30 secs rest between
suction. 0 1 2 3
11. Rotates catheter by rolling it between thumb and forefinger
while slowly withdrawing it. 0 1 2 3
12. Withdraws the catheter completely & release the suction 0 1 2 3
13. If secretions are thick, flushes the tracheostomy tube with
approximately one ml sterile saline, then suction 0 1 2 3
14. Encourage patient to breath deeply and cough. Repeat the
suction until the air passage is clear and the breathing is
relatively effortless and quite. 0 1 2 3
15. Assesses patient’s cardio-pulmonary status between each
suctioning 0 1 2 3
16. Turn off suction machine 0 1 2 3
C. PROCEDURE FOR TRACHEOSTOMY CARE
1. Opens tracheostomy set, hydrogen Peroxide and sterile saline 0 1 2 3
2. Dons sterile gloves keeping dominant hand sterile 0 1 2 3
3. Pours Hydrogen Peroxide into one tray and sterile NaCl into
other tray using non dominant hand 0 1 2 3
4. Puts sterile brush & pipe cleaners into H2O2 tray using sterile
gloves 0 1 2 3
5. Puts 4X4s and 1 cotton swab into H2O2 tray and Na Cl tray,
keeping two 4x4s dry 0 1 2 3
6. Instructs re: deep breathing then removes oxygen source if
present, with non-dominant hand 0 1 2 3
7. Removes inner cannula; If disposable, dispose 0 1 2 3
8. If not disposable, puts in hydrogen peroxide with brush 0 1 2 3
9. Washes inner cannula with brush 0 1 2 3
10. Holds cannula (sterile) over basin and pours NaCl over cannula
to rinse 0 1 2 3
11. Shakes off excess saline 0 1 2 3
12. Using 4x4s and cotton swab from H2Os tray, cleans outer
cannula and stoma in circular motion 4-8 cm from stoma 0 1 2 3
13. Uses 4x4s and swab from saline tray to rinse area and pat dry
0 1 2 3
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