The nurse is teaching the nursing student the care of a patient with a tracheostomy. Which action by the nursing student when preparing to change the tracheostomy tube would prompt the nurse to intervene immediately?

Applies petroleum jelly to the tube prior to insertion. Petroleum jelly introduced into the airway as lubrication for the tracheostomy tube can lead to lipoid pneumonia and atelectasis. The nurse must prevent the nursing student from performing this step and instruct the nursing student to use water-soluble lubricant instead. The nursing student is correct to suction the tracheostomy tube prior to removing it, preoxygenate the patient, and attaching the securement ties to the new tracheostomy tube prior to changing the tubes.

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Topics: Communication & Documentation Disease Prevention Respiratory

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